affirm
verb /əˈfɜːm/
/əˈfɜːrm/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they affirm | /əˈfɜːm/ /əˈfɜːrm/ |
| he / she / it affirms | /əˈfɜːmz/ /əˈfɜːrmz/ |
| past simple affirmed | /əˈfɜːmd/ /əˈfɜːrmd/ |
| past participle affirmed | /əˈfɜːmd/ /əˈfɜːrmd/ |
| -ing form affirming | /əˈfɜːmɪŋ/ /əˈfɜːrmɪŋ/ |
- to state clearly or publicly that something is true or that you support something strongly synonym confirm
- affirm something Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire.
- The decision was affirmed by the Court of Appeal.
- affirm that… I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAffirm is used with these nouns as the subject:- court
- belief
- commitment
- conviction
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘make firm’): via Old French from Latin affirmare, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’.