confirm
Syllables: con·firmUK/kənˈfɜːm//kənˈfɝm/
confirm verb: to strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
Verb
confirm (third-person singular simple present confirms, present participle confirming, simple past and past participle confirmed)
- To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
- Synonyms:
- strengthen
- To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
- She pulled through with the boy till he was confirmed; but then she told him that she could not feed him any longer; he would have to go out and earn his own bread.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 215
- Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII, was baptized and confirmed at the age of three days.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 35
- To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
- Despite all the evidence confirming the existence of the Protheans, little is known about their culture and society. From time to time, dig sites will yield new clues, but after 50,000 years of decay, little of value is unearthed.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Protheans: Data Discs Codex entry
- The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.2019 March 18, Steven Pifer, Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution, The Center for International Security and Cooperation
- Synonyms:
- corroborate, roborate
- To approve a proposal or nomination.
- The Senate must confirm federal court appointments.
- Synonyms:
- roborate
Adverb
confirm (not comparable)
- For sure, definitely.
- This is confirm not my handwriting.
- That ex-lecturer-to-be confirm gone case liao.2006, DanielS, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)
confirm meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
confirm in Hindi
- to assure
- पुष्टि करना puṣṭi karnā
confirm in Tamil
- உறுதி செய், உறுதிப்படுத்து, நிச்சயப் படுத்து
confirm in Marathi
- पुष्टी करणे
confirm in Urdu
- to assure
- تصدیق کرنا tasdīq karnā
More languagesFewer languages
- confirm in Bengali
- নিশ্চিত করা, প্রতিপাদন করা, দৃঢ় করা, পাকা করা
- confirm in Telugu
- నిర్ధారించడం
- confirm in Malayalam
- ഉറപ്പാക്കുക uṟappākkuka, സ്ഥിരീകരിക്കുക sthirīkarikkuka
- confirm in Kannada
- ಗಟ್ಟಿಮಾಡು, ನನ್ನಿಮಾಡು, ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸು, ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸು
- confirm in Gujarati
- પુષ્ટિ કરો, પુષ્ટિ કરવા
- confirm in Sanskrit
- प्रतिज्ञा pratijñā
- confirm in Nepali
- पुष्टि गर्ने, पुष्टि गर्नुहोस्
- confirm in Arabic
- أَكَّدَ ʔakkada, أَثْبَتَ ʔaṯbata
- confirm in Malay
- mengesahkan
- confirm in Persian
- تایید کردن ta'yid kardan, تصدیق کردن tasdiq kardan
- confirm in Thai
- ยืนยัน yʉʉn-yan
- confirm in Vietnamese
- xác nhận
- confirm in Myanmar
- အတည်ပြု a.tanypru.
Examples of confirm in a sentence
- Please look through those mails and confirm whether you received the one about scheduling.
- He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity.
- It is absolutely necessary that you call and confirm your appointment.
Synonyms of confirm
Antonyms
Forms of confirm
| third-person singular present | confirms |
|---|---|
| present participle | confirming |
| past participle | confirmed |
| past | confirmed |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | confirmest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | confirmedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | confirmeth |
| alternative form (obsolete) | confirme |
Origin of confirm
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”).
Words formed from confirm
Words that rhyme with confirm
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Questions about confirm
- What does confirm mean?
- Confirm means to strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
- What is confirm in Hindi?
- Confirm in Hindi is पुष्टि करना (puṣṭi karnā). See Confirm meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is confirm?
- Confirm can be a verb or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce confirm?
- Confirm is pronounced /kənˈfɜːm/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of confirm?
- The past tense of confirm is confirmed.
Words near confirm in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: confirm (page history and authors); confirm (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); confirm (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); confirm (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); confirm (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); confirm (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); confirm (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); प्रतिज्ञा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); confirm (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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