firm

noun · adjective · adverb · verbA1

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noun
Plural noun:
firms
  1. 1.

    (UK)(UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.

  2. 2.

    (business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.

    Đồng nghĩa: business, company, enterprise, firm

  3. 3.

    (slang)A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.

Tính từ

adjective
Comparative
firmer
Superlative
firmest
  1. 1.

    Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)

    It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.

  2. 2.

    Fixed (in opinion).

    a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent

    firm favourites

  3. 3.

    Insistent upon something, not accepting dissent.

    He wanted to stay overnight, but I was firm with him and said he had to leave today.

  4. 4.

    Durable, rigid (material state).

    firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)

  5. 5.

    Mentally resistant to hurt or stress.

  6. 6.

    Not frivolous or fallacious; trustworthy; solid; dependable.

Trạng từ

adverb
Comparative
more firm
Superlative
most firm
  1. 1.

    (archaic)(now rare) firmly, steadily

Động từ

verb
V_es/s
firms
V_ing/Gerund
firming
V_ed/pp
firmed
  1. 1.

    (transitive)To make firm or strong; fix securely.

  2. 2.

    (transitive)To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.

  3. 3.

    (intransitive)To become firm; stabilise.

  4. 4.

    (intransitive)To improve after decline.

  5. 5.

    (Australia, intransitive)To shorten (of betting odds).

  6. 6.

    (colloquial, transitive)To grit one's teeth and bear; to push through something unpleasant.

    I know you aren't feeling well, but just firm it.

  7. 7.

    (UK, slang, transitive)To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.

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