Meaning

6 senses
  1. Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)

    It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.

    befestigt, fest, fixiert

    кре́пкийkrépkij, твёрдыйtvjórdyj, про́чныйpróčnyj

    стійки́йstijkýj

  2. Fixed (in opinion).

    a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent

    firm favourites

    непоколеби́мыйnepokolebímyj, непрекло́нныйnepreklónnyj, реши́тельныйrešítelʹnyj

    непохи́тнийnepoxýtnyj

    securely fixed in place

  3. Insistent upon something, not accepting dissent.

    He wanted to stay overnight, but I was firm with him and said he had to leave today.

  4. Durable, rigid (material state).

    firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)

    fest

    твёрдыйtvjórdyj

    тверди́йtverdýj

  5. Mentally resistant to hurt or stress.

  6. Not frivolous or fallacious; trustworthy; solid; dependable.

Examples

346 sentences
  1. He had worked for the law firm for six years.

    Протягом шести років він працював на юридичну компанію. — ascolto

    deEr hatte sechs Jahre für die Anwaltskanzlei gearbeitet. — Zaghawa

  2. He took charge of the firm after his father's death.

    Після смерті батька він узявся керувати фірмою. — uaspeaker

    ruПосле смерти отца он взялся управлять фирмой. — Hellerick

  3. The firm is under foreign management.

    ruЭта фирма управляется из-за границы. — Biga

  4. This firm has a hundred employees.

    deDiese Firma hat hundert Angestellte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I'm working for a trading firm.

    ruЯ работаю в торговой фирме. — odexed

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
steadfast, secure (position):
fixed (in opinions):
solid, rigid (material state):
Русский
By meaning 2
steadfast, secure (position):
fixed (in opinions):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
steadfast, secure (position):

Origin

Inherited from Middle English ferme, borrowed from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin f

Inherited from Middle English ferme, borrowed from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma.

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Forms

firmer, firmest
Comparativefirmer Lesson
Superlativefirmest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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