affirm
verb (used with object)
to state or assert positively; maintain as true.
affirming
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present participleof affirm.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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An image issued by Zardari's office showed his signature affirming the measures.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
After oral arguments in the spring, the three judges issued a complex decision affirming Carter’s finding of discrimination but overruling his order invalidating UCLA’s lease for its baseball stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Data from 2025-26 indicated "significantly higher rates of referral for gender affirming surgery... compared with English gender services", said Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
President George W. Bush aligned the executive branch with Congress in affirming the modernization of the GAO as a legislative agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Briony studied her mother’s face for every trace of shifting emotion, and Emily Tallis obliged with looks of alarm, snickers of glee and, at the end, grateful smiles and wise, affirming nods.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
