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1 confirm
kən'fə:m1) (to establish or make quite certain: They confirmed their hotel booking by letter.) bekrefte, stadfeste2) (to admit to full membership of certain Christian churches.) konfirmere•- confirmand
- confirmedbekrefte--------konfirmere--------stadfesteverb \/kənˈfɜːm\/1) bekrefte, stadfeste, fastslå2) bestyrke, styrke, befeste3) ratifisere, godkjenne, bekrefte, sanksjonere4) ( kirkelig) konfirmere -
2 corroborate
kə'robəreit(to support or confirm (evidence etc already given): She corroborated her sister's story.) støtte, styrke, befeste, bekrefte, stadfeste- corroborativeverb \/kəˈrɒbəreɪt\/styrke, bestyrke, korroborere, bekrefte -
3 faithful
1) (loyal and true; not changing: a faithful friend; faithful to his promise.) trofast, tro (mot), pålitelig2) (true or exact: a faithful account of what had happened.) tro, nøyaktig, korrektadj. \/ˈfeɪθf(ʊ)l\/1) tro, trofast, lojal2) troverdig, pålitelig, virkelighetstro3) eksakt, nøyaktigbe faithful to one's promise eller be faithful to one's word holde sitt løfte, holde ordfaithful to somebody trofast mot noen -
4 uphold
past tense, past participle - upheld; verb1) (to support (a person's action): His family upholds (him in) his present action.) støtte, godkjenne2) (to confirm (eg a claim, legal judgement etc): The decision of the judge was upheld by the court.) gi en medhold, stadfeste3) (to maintain (eg a custom): The old traditions are still upheld in this village.) holde ved like, verne omstøtte1) tillate, tolerere2) forsvare, opprettholde, støtte, verne3) godkjenne, bekrefte, vedstå4) holde oppe, bære5) løfte (opp), holde oppe6) ( gammeldags) vedlikeholde -
5 verify
(to confirm the truth or correctness of (something): Can you verify her statement?) bekrefte, etterprøve- verificationbevise--------etterprøveverb \/ˈverɪfaɪ\/1) bekrefte, bevise, verifisere2) etterprøve, verifisere, kontrollere, påvise3) ( jus) bevitne, bekrefte -
6 bear out
(to support or confirm: This bears out what you said.) bekrefte
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confirm — con·firm vt 1 a: to make valid by necessary formal approval the debtor s chapter 13 plan confirm ed by the court b: to vote approval of confirm a nomination 2: to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of 3 … Law dictionary
confirm — con‧firm [kənˈfɜːm ǁ fɜːrm] verb [transitive] 1. to say or show that something is definitely true: • The company said the report confirmed what its own directors and accountants had already established. confirm that • Walsh confirmed that the… … Financial and business terms
Confirm — Con*firm , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confrmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confirming}.] [OE. confermen, confirmen, OF. confermer, F. confirmer, fr. L. confirmare; con + firmare to make firm, fr. firmus firm. See {Firm}.] 1. To make firm or firmer; to add… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confirm — 1 *ratify Analogous words: *assent, consent, acquiesce, accede, subscribe: validate (see CONFIRM 2): sanction, *approve, endorse Contrasted words: reject, refuse, *decline 2 Confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, authentica … New Dictionary of Synonyms
confirm — [kən fʉrm′] vt. [ME confermen < OFr confermer < L confirmare < com , intens. + firmare, to strengthen < firmus, FIRM1] 1. to make firm; strengthen; establish; encourage 2. to make valid by formal approval; ratify 3. to prove the truth … English World dictionary
confirm — [v1] ratify, validate, prove affirm, approve, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, bless, buy, certify, check, check out, circumstantiate, corroborate, debunk, double check, endorse, establish, explain, give green light*, give high sign*, give… … New thesaurus
confirm — ► VERB 1) establish the truth or correctness of. 2) state with assurance that something is true. 3) make definite or formally valid. 4) (confirm in) reinforce (someone) in (an opinion or feeling). 5) (usu. be confirmed) administer the religious… … English terms dictionary
confirm — mid 13c., confirmyn to ratify, from O.Fr. confermer (13c., Mod.Fr. confirmer) strengthen, establish, consolidate; affirm by proof or evidence; anoint (a king), from L. confirmare make firm, strengthen, establish, from com , intensive prefix (see… … Etymology dictionary
confirm — con|firm W2S2 [kənˈfə:m US ə:rm] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: confirmer, from Latin confirmare, from com ( COM ) + firmare to make firm ] 1.) to show that something is definitely true, especially by providing more proof ▪ New… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confirm */*/*/ — UK [kənˈfɜː(r)m] / US [kənˈfɜrm] verb Word forms confirm : present tense I/you/we/they confirm he/she/it confirms present participle confirming past tense confirmed past participle confirmed 1) [transitive] to prove that something is true The… … English dictionary
confirm — con|firm [ kən fɜrm ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to prove that something is true: The study confirms the findings of earlier research. Please bring something with you that confirms your identity. confirm (that): The doctor may run a test to confirm … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English