Meaning

4 senses

  1. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

    укрепля́тьukrepljátʹ, укрепи́тьukrepítʹ, уси́ливатьusílivatʹ

    strengthen or make more firm

  2. (transitive)To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).

    bestätigen

    подтвержда́тьpodtverždátʹ, подтверди́тьpodtverdítʹ

    підтве́рджуватиpidtvérdžuvaty, підтве́рдитиpidtvérdyty, стве́рджуватиstvérdžuvaty

    administer the rite of confirmation to

  3. To assure the accuracy of previous statements.

    bestätigen, bekräftigen

    подтвержда́тьpodtverždátʹ, подтверди́тьpodtverdítʹ, подкрепля́тьpodkrepljátʹ

    підтве́рджуватиpidtvérdžuvaty, підтве́рдитиpidtvérdyty, підкріпля́тиpidkripljáty

  4. (transitive)To approve a proposal or nomination.

    The Senate must confirm federal court appointments.

Examples

342 sentences

  1. Tom confirmed that nobody was injured.

    Том підтвердив, що ніхто не постраждав. — deniko

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  2. The report has not been confirmed yet.

    Доклад ще не підтверджено. — Ahha

    deDer Bericht ist bis jetzt nicht bestätigt worden. — Tamy

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  3. Tom confirmed that no one was injured.

    Том підтвердив, що ніхто не постраждав. — deniko

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  4. Can you confirm that he was hired?

    Ти можеш підтвердити, що його взяли на роботу? — deniko

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  5. I can't confirm it.

    Я не можу цього підтвердити. — deniko

    deIch kann es nicht bestätigen. — freddy1

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to confer the confirmation:
to assure:
Русский
By meaning 3
to strengthen:
to confer the confirmation:
to assure:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to confer the confirmation:
to assure:

Origin

From Middle English confirmen, confermen, from Old French confermer, from Latin cōnfirmāre

From Middle English confirmen, confermen, from Old French confermer, from Latin cōnfirmāre (“to make firm, strengthen, establish”), from con- (“together”) + firmāre (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”).

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Forms

confirms, confirming, confirmed, confirmed
Base formconfirm · to confirm
3rd person singularconfirms
Present participleconfirming
Past simpleconfirmed
Past participleconfirmed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyconfirm
he, she, itconfirms

Past simpleLesson

all personsconfirmed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave confirmed
he, she, ithas confirmed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill confirm

Synonyms

8 synonyms
to strengthen:strengthenB1
to affirm the accuracy of:corroborateroborate
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms
infirmdisconfirmdenyB1disputeB2contradictB2questionB2

Word family

19 related words
RelatedconfirmationB1establishA2proveB1confirmabilityverifycorroborateconfirmativeconfirmatory
Derivedautoconfirmconfirmableconfirmanceconfirmeeconfirminglyconfirmshamingdeconfirmmisconfirmpreconfirmreconfirmunconfirm

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

6 patterns
  • confirm nor deny
  • neither confirm nor
  • confirm nor
  • like to confirm
  • neither confirm
  • can't confirm

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
configureconfineB2confinementC1confirmationB1confiscateconflagration
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