Dictionary

confirm en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kənˈfɝm/ (General-American)
• /kənˈfɔ(r)m/ rounded, proscribed
• /kənˈfɜːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kənˈfɜ(r)m/ (South-Asia)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. (Manglish, Singlish, 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):

Forms

Deriveds

confirm plus chop

confirm en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kənˈfɝm/ (General-American)
• /kənˈfɔ(r)m/ rounded, proscribed
• /kənˈfɜːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kənˈfɜ(r)m/ (South-Asia)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
2. (transitive) 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 Asbjø￵rnsen, 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:
3. To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
   • Transport Minister Marples, meanwhile, used arrogant rhetoric and showed his personal contempt for railways when confirming in Parliament that a third of the network was to be closed even before the survey results were known. 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 53:
   • 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:
   • 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:
4. (transitive) To approve a proposal or nomination.
   • The Senate must confirm federal court appointments.

Forms

Antonyms

contradict · dispute · infirm · question · disconfirm · deny

Deriveds

confirmative · deconfirm · reconfirm · confirmee · misconfirm · confirmshaming · autoconfirm · confirmable · confirmingly · preconfirm · unconfirm · confirmance

Descendants

firm

Relateds

confirmability · corroborate · verify · prove · confirmation · establish

Synonyms

roborate (to approve) · strengthen (to strengthen) · corroborate (to affirm the accuracy of) · roborate (to affirm the accuracy of)

Translations (161)

kk растау (to assure) · pt confirmar (to assure) · pl potwierdzić (to assure) · hu bérmál (to confer the confirmation) · uk підтве́рджувати (to assure) · es confirmar (to assure) · sh учвр́стити (to strengthen) · sv bekräfta (to assure) · nrf confirmer (to assure) · ky ырастоо (to assure) · hu megerősít (to assure) · sv befästa (to confer the confirmation) · bg укре́пна (to strengthen) · grc βεβαιόω (to assure) · ml സ്ഥിരീകരിക്കുക (to assure) · ms mengesahkan (to assure) · sv bekräfta (to strengthen) · sv försäkra (to assure) · sv bekräfta (to confer the confirmation) · ru подтверди́ть (to confer the confirmation) · ru уси́лить (to strengthen) · vi xác nhận (to assure) · sh потвр́дити (to assure) · cmn 證實 /证实 (to assure) · nn bekrefte (to strengthen) · ar أَكَّدَ (to assure) · ml ഉറപ്പാക്കുക (to strengthen) · sk potvrdiť (to assure) · uk підтве́рджувати (to confer the confirmation) · sh потврђи́вати (to assure) · uz tasdiqlamoq (to assure) · mi whakakoia (to assure) · et kinnitama (to assure) · be пацвердзі́ць (to assure) · cs potvrdit (to assure) · kk дәлелдеу (to assure) · hu konfirmál (to confer the confirmation) · ja 確認する (to assure) · km បញ្ជាក់ (to assure) · es confirmar (to confer the confirmation) · uk підтве́рдити (to assure) · ru подтвержда́ть (to assure) · ru уси́ливать (to strengthen) · cmn 確認 /确认 (to assure) · nb bekrefte (to strengthen) · ru укрепи́ть (to strengthen) · la confirmō (to assure) · hi पुष्टि करना (to assure) · tr tasdik etmek (to assure) · nb konfirmere (to confer the confirmation) · pt confirmar (to confer the confirmation) · ar أَثْبَتَ (to assure) · nn konfirmere (to confer the confirmation) · az təsdiq etmək (to assure) · nn stadfeste (to strengthen) · lt patvirtinti (to assure) · sl potrjevati (to assure) · da forvisse (to assure) · got 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to strengthen) · ka დადასტურება (to confer the confirmation) · fi vahvistaa (to assure) · sh krȉzmati (to confer the confirmation) · lo ຢືນຢັນ (to assure) · enm fermen (to assure) · km កំជាប់ (to assure) · ro confirma (to confer the confirmation) · uk підкріпля́ти (to assure) · lb bestätegen (to confer the confirmation) · cs potvrzovat (to assure) · de bestätigen (to confer the confirmation) · et tõendama (to assure) · uk підкріпи́ти (to assure) · sh potvŕditi (to assure) · sk potvrdzovať (to assure) · sh утвр́дити (to strengthen) · be пацвярджа́ць (to assure) · uk підтве́рдити (to confer the confirmation) · ru подтверди́ть (to assure) · mk потврдува (to assure) · de bekräftigen (to assure) · az təsdiqləmək (to assure) · ca confirmar (to assure) · sv konfirmera (to assure) · la ratihabeo (to confer the confirmation) · is staðfesta (to assure) · fi vahvistaa (to strengthen) · pt firmar (to strengthen) · gl confirmar (to assure) · ru подтвержда́ть (to confer the confirmation) · da forsikre (to assure) · fa تایید کردن (to assure) · sq vërtetoj (to assure) · nn bekrefte (to assure) · ru подкрепля́ть (to assure) · is ferma (to confer the confirmation) · nb stadfeste (to strengthen) · de bestätigen (to assure) · pl potwierdzać (to assure) · ca confirmar (to strengthen) · sv konfirmera (to confer the confirmation) · sh potvrđívati (to assure) · gl confirmar (to confer the confirmation) · bg потвърдя́ (to assure) · bg утвърдя́ (to assure) · sl potrditi (to assure) · mi whakaturuma (to strengthen) · da bekræfte (to confer the confirmation) · da konfirmere (to confer the confirmation) · nb forsikre om (to assure) · sh učvŕstiti (to strengthen) · enm confermen (to strengthen) · ru укрепля́ть (to strengthen) · lv apstiprināt (to assure) · mn батлах (to assure) · el επιβεβαιώνω (to assure) · enm confermen (to assure) · gl confirmar (to strengthen) · it cresimare (to confer the confirmation) · el οριστικοποιώ (to assure) · da bekræfte (to strengthen) · ga daingnigh (to strengthen) · ro confirma (to strengthen) · my အတည်ပြု (to assure) · it confermare (to assure) · fi konfirmoida (to confer the confirmation) · ro a confirma (to assure) · bg потвържда́вам (to assure) · da bekræfte (to assure) · da bestyrke (to strengthen) · ka დადასტურება (to assure) · bg подкре́пям (to strengthen) · hu megerősít (to strengthen) · cs biřmovat (to confer the confirmation) · bg укре́пвам (to strengthen) · tg тасдиқ кардан (to assure) · zdj uswadikisha (to assure) · enm fermen (to strengthen) · eo konfirmi (to assure) · hu véglegesít (to strengthen) · fa تصدیق کردن (to assure) · mi whakaū (to confer the confirmation) · nl beamen (to assure) · fr confirmer (to assure) · pl bierzmować (to confer the confirmation) · nb bekfrefte (to assure) · ca confirmar (to confer the confirmation) · hy հավաստիացնել (to assure) · bg утвържда́вам (to assure) · enm confermen (to confer the confirmation) · ko 확인하다 (to assure) · uk стве́рджувати (to confer the confirmation) · mk потврди (to assure) · th ยืนยัน (to assure) · ru подкрепи́ть (to assure) · tr onaylamak (to assure) · no bekrefte (to confer the confirmation) · io verigar (to assure) · sh utvŕditi (to strengthen) · ur تصدیق کرنا (to assure) · nl bevestigen (to assure) · nl bevestigen (to confer the confirmation)