confirm

confirm: confirm con‧firm [kənˈfɜːm ǁ -fɜːrm] verb [transitive]

1. to say or show that something is definitely true:

• The company said the report confirmed what its own directors and accountants had already established.

confirm that

• Walsh confirmed that the money had been paid.

2. to tell someone that a possible arrangement, date, or time is now definite:

• Could you confirm the dates we discussed?

• I am writing to confirm our order for a 500mm print.

• If a confirmed booking is cancelled a 50% fee will be charged.

— confirmation noun [uncountable] :

• The bank has to receive confirmation that the check has cleared.

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confirm UK US /kənˈfɜːm/ verb

► [I or T] to make an arrangement or meeting certain, often by phone or writing: confirm that »So far ten people have confirmed that they will be attending the meeting.
»When initial appointments are made over the telephone, these should also be confirmed in writing.
»No contract exists until the company confirms by email that their order has been dispatched.
»The group said it expected another $5 billion of orders to be confirmed soon.

► [T] to prove or say that something is true: »Britain's biggest dairy company yesterday confirmed 3,450 job losses.
»They refused to confirm or deny speculation that the company was to close.

confirmation noun [C or U]

► »It is essential to obtain confirmation in writing.
confirmation that »Investors are looking for confirmation that the economy is picking up speed.

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Synonyms:

Establish, fix, settle, assure, make firm / Strengthen, add strength to / Corroborate, substantiate, verify / Ratify, sanction, bind / Admit to the Communion, invest with full membership in the church

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confirm — con·firm vt 1 a: to make valid by necessary formal approval the debtor s chapter 13 plan confirm ed by the court b: to vote approval of confirm a nomination 2: to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of 3 … Law dictionary
Confirm — Con*firm , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confrmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confirming}.] [OE. confermen, confirmen, OF. confermer, F. confirmer, fr. L. confirmare; con + firmare to make firm, fr. firmus firm. See {Firm}.] 1. To make firm or firmer; to add… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confirm — 1 *ratify Analogous words: *assent, consent, acquiesce, accede, subscribe: validate (see CONFIRM 2): sanction, *approve, endorse Contrasted words: reject, refuse, *decline 2 Confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, authentica … New Dictionary of Synonyms
confirm — [kən fʉrm′] vt. [ME confermen < OFr confermer < L confirmare < com , intens. + firmare, to strengthen < firmus, FIRM1] 1. to make firm; strengthen; establish; encourage 2. to make valid by formal approval; ratify 3. to prove the truth … English World dictionary
confirm — [v1] ratify, validate, prove affirm, approve, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, bless, buy, certify, check, check out, circumstantiate, corroborate, debunk, double check, endorse, establish, explain, give green light*, give high sign*, give… … New thesaurus
confirm — ► VERB 1) establish the truth or correctness of. 2) state with assurance that something is true. 3) make definite or formally valid. 4) (confirm in) reinforce (someone) in (an opinion or feeling). 5) (usu. be confirmed) administer the religious… … English terms dictionary
confirm — mid 13c., confirmyn to ratify, from O.Fr. confermer (13c., Mod.Fr. confirmer) strengthen, establish, consolidate; affirm by proof or evidence; anoint (a king), from L. confirmare make firm, strengthen, establish, from com , intensive prefix (see… … Etymology dictionary
confirm — con|firm W2S2 [kənˈfə:m US ə:rm] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: confirmer, from Latin confirmare, from com ( COM ) + firmare to make firm ] 1.) to show that something is definitely true, especially by providing more proof ▪ New… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confirm */*/*/ — UK [kənˈfɜː(r)m] / US [kənˈfɜrm] verb Word forms confirm : present tense I/you/we/they confirm he/she/it confirms present participle confirming past tense confirmed past participle confirmed 1) [transitive] to prove that something is true The… … English dictionary
confirm — con|firm [ kən fɜrm ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to prove that something is true: The study confirms the findings of earlier research. Please bring something with you that confirms your identity. confirm (that): The doctor may run a test to confirm … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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