confirm

//kənˈfɜːm//
B2Frequency Level 6Formal
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Verb

confirmInfinitive
confirmPresent tense
confirmedPast tense
confirmedPast participle
confirmingPresent participle
confirmsThird-person singular
1

to state or show that something is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence or authority

The tests confirmed that the water was safe to drink.

2

to make an arrangement or meeting certain or definite, often by informing someone

Please confirm your appointment by calling the office.

3

to formally accept someone as a full member of a Christian church in a special ceremony

She was confirmed in the church when she was fourteen years old.

4

to make something stronger or more definite; to reinforce

The recent events confirmed my suspicions about him.

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