affirm

verb · interjectionA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

affirms

V_ing/Gerund

affirming

V_ed/pp

affirmed

1.
To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
2.
To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
Đồng nghĩa: protest
3.
To support or encourage.
gender-affirming; trans-affirming
They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.
4.
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
5.
(law) To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.

interjection

1.
(aviation) Yes; true; correct.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

protest validate

Trái nghĩa

disaffirm deny repudiate invalidatedeny (of 1, 2)repudiate (of 2)invalidate (of 4)

Cùng gốc / liên quan

unaffirmedaffirmabilityaffirmableaffirmanceaffirmermisaffirm reaffirmaffirming the consequentgender-affirminglife-affirmingopen and affirmingaffirmation affirmativeaffirmative actionconfirm

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfirmare (to present as fixed, aver, affirm), from ad (to) + firmare (to make firm), from firmus (firm). af- firm.