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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1156 COCA: 1851

confirm

confirm /kənˈfɚm/ verb
confirms; confirmed; confirming
confirm
/kənˈfɚm/
verb
confirms; confirmed; confirming
Learner's definition of CONFIRM
[+ object] : to state or show that (something) is true or correct确证;证实;证明
: to tell someone that something has definitely happened or is going to happen : to make (something) definite or official确认;确定
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] formal : to make (something) stronger or more certain : to cause (someone) to believe (something) more strongly使更强烈;使确信;使坚信
often + in
: to give official approval to (something or someone)(正式)批准,认可
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] : to make (someone) a full member of a church or synagogue : to administer confirmation to (someone)(给某人)施坚信礼,行坚振礼usually used as (be) confirmed通常用作(be) confirmed

— confirmable

/kənˈfɚməbəl/ adjective [more confirmable; most confirmable]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1156 COCA: 1851

confirm

verb

con·​firm kən-ˈfərm How to pronounce confirm (audio)
confirmed; confirming; confirms

transitive verb

1
: to give approval to : ratify
confirm a treaty
2
: to make firm or firmer : strengthen
confirm one's resolve
3
: to administer the rite of confirmation to
4
: to give new assurance of the validity of : remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact
confirm a rumor
confirm an order
confirmability noun
confirmable adjective
Choose the Right Synonym for confirm

confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, authenticate, validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something.

confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact.

confirmed the reports

corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established.

witnesses corroborated his story

substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention.

the claims have yet to be substantiated

verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at.

all statements of fact in the article have been verified

authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion.

handwriting experts authenticated the diaries

validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof.

validated the hypothesis by experiments

Example Sentences

The tests confirmed the doctors' suspicions of cancer. The attack confirmed her worst fears about the neighborhood. The award confirmed her status as one of the great movie actresses. The dentist's office called to confirm your appointment for tomorrow. We have a reservation for you for tomorrow night. Please call to confirm.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French cunfermer, from Latin confirmare, from com- + firmare to make firm, from firmus firm

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of confirm was in the 13th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1156 COCA: 1851
confirm

verb

ADVERB | VERB + CONFIRM ADVERBjust, merely, only, simply正好/只是/僅僅/恰好證實This latest tragedy merely confirms my view that the law must be tightened.最近發生的悲劇正好印證了我的看法:法律必須趨嚴。independently獨立地證實These results were independently confirmed in a study of 48 patients.一項對 48 名患者進行的研究獨立地證實了這些結果。officially正式確定The plans were officially confirmed yesterday.這些計劃昨天正式落實了。unanimously (NAmE) 一致批准Clement was unanimously confirmed to serve on the District Court.克萊門特全票獲准任職地方法院。experimentally (technical術語) 從實驗上證實I wanted to find a way to experimentally confirm the results.我想找到一種能通過實驗證實這些結果的方法。VERB + CONFIRMbe able to, be unable to, can, could能夠確定;不能確定appear to, seem to, tend to看來確定;似乎證實;傾向於確定These new symptoms tend to confirm my original diagnosis.這些新的症狀趨於證實我最初的診斷。help (to)有助於證實Your veterinarian will suggest some tests to help confirm the diagnosis.你的獸醫會建議做些化驗來幫助確診。

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