affirm

əˈfɜrm

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Definition of affirm - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

assert truth

tr.

state as a fact

tr.

She affirmed her commitment to the project..

assert

declare

legal

tr.

confirm a decision or judgment

tr.

The court affirmed the previous ruling.

confirm

ratify

uphold

encouragement

tr.

support or encourage someone

tr.

His words affirmed her decision to continue.

encourage

support

agreement

intr.

agree or answer positively

intr.

When asked, she affirmed with a nod.

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Origin of affirm

Latin, affirmare (to make firm)

Terms with affirm included in their meaning

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very much

adv.

emphasis

used to affirm or emphasize a statement

absolutely

adv.

agreement

used to strongly agree or affirm

contradict

affirm opposite

affirm the opposite of a statement

last time I checked

exp.

affirmation

used to affirm something obvious

mmm

intj.

agreement

used to agree or affirm

attest

affirmation

affirm something is true or genuine

swear to God

exp.

affirmation

affirm truth with divine consequence

swear up and down

promise

repeatedly promise or affirm

Examples of affirm in a sentence

The witness affirmed the suspect's alibi.
The judge affirmed the jury's decision.
The appellate court affirmed the lower court's judgment.
The coach affirmed the team's efforts.
Her mentor affirmed her career choice.
The witness affirmed that the report was accurate.

Asked whether he agreed, he affirmed.

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French:affirmer, confirmer, ...
German:bestätigen, affirmieren, ...
Italian:affermare, confermare, ...
Spanish:aseverar, ratificar, ...
Portuguese:assegurar, confirmar, ...
Chinese:确认, 证实, ...
Japanese:断言する, 承認する, ...
Arabic:أكّد, أيد, ...
Hebrew:לְאַשֵּׁר, לְאַשֵּׁר, ...
Russian:подтверждать, подтвердить, ...
Ukrainian:підтверджувати, затверджувати, ...
Hindi:पुष्टि करना, स्वीकार करना, ...
Bengali:নিশ্চিত করা, স্বীকৃতি দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:afirmar, ratificar, ...
Czech:potvrdit, stvrdit, ...
Danish:fastslå, stadfæste, ...
Dutch:bevestigen, ondersteunen, ...
Greek:διαβεβαιώνω, επικυρώνω, ...
Hungarian:megerősíteni, helybenhagyni, ...
Khmer:អះអាង, តម្កល់សេចក្តីសម្រេច, ...
Korean:확언하다, 인정하다, ...
Persian:تصریح کردن, تأیید کرد, ...
Polish:potwierdzić, potwierdzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):assegurar, confirmar, ...
Romanian:a confirma, a ratifica, ...
Swedish:bekräfta, fastställa, ...
Thai:ยืนยัน, ตัดสิน, ...
Turkish:onaylamak, tasdik etmek, ...
Vietnamese:khẳng định, phê chuẩn, ...

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Origin of affirm

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