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affirms

affirms is the third-person singular simple present indicative of affirm.

Meaning of affirm

Verb

affirm (third-person singular simple present affirms, present participle affirming, simple past and past participle affirmed)

  1. To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
    • She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
  2. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
    • Jesus, […] whom Paul affirmed to be alive1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 25:19
    Synonyms:
    protest
  3. To support or encourage.
    • gender-affirming; trans-affirming
  4. To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
  5. To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.

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Questions about affirms

What is affirms the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Affirms is the third-person singular simple present indicative of affirm.

Words near affirms in the dictionary

  1. affirmeth
  2. affirming
  3. affirming the consequent
  4. affirmingly
  5. affirmings
  6. affirms
  7. affitin
  8. affitins
  9. affix
  10. affix-clipping
  11. affixable

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