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reaffirming

reaffirming is the present participle and gerund of reaffirm.

Meaning of reaffirm

Verb

reaffirm (third-person singular simple present reaffirms, present participle reaffirming, simple past and past participle reaffirmed)

  1. To affirm again.
    • Amid the heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the Japan-US "2+2" (Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting) joint statement issued in Tokyo on March 16, 2021 noted that "the ministers underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait". Needless to say, this statement was...2022 February 15, Hideya Kurata, “[Research Reports] "Ad Hoc US-China Concert" on the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait Issue”, in Japan Institute of International Affairs, archived from the...
  2. To bolster or support.
    • The recent tragedy served only to reaffirm his faith.

Questions about reaffirming

What is reaffirming the present participle and gerund of?
Reaffirming is the present participle and gerund of reaffirm.

Words near reaffirming in the dictionary

  1. reaffirmation
  2. reaffirmations
  3. reaffirmed
  4. reaffirmer
  5. reaffirmers
  6. reaffirming
  7. reaffirms
  8. reaffix
  9. reaffixed
  10. reaffixes
  11. reaffixing

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