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confirmed

[ kuhn-furmd ]

adjective

  1. made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.

    confirmed reports of new fighting at the front;

    confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.

  2. firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate:

    a confirmed bachelor.

  3. given additional determination; made resolute.
  4. having received the religious rite of confirmation.


confirmed

/ kənˈfɜːmɪdnɪs; kənˈfɜːmɪdlɪ; kənˈfɜːmd; -ˈfɜːmd- /

adjective

  1. prenominal long-established in a habit, way of life, etc

    a confirmed bachelor

  2. having received the rite of confirmation
  3. (of a disease) another word for chronic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • confirmedness, noun
  • confirmedly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • con·firm·ed·ly [k, uh, n-, fuhr, -mid-lee], adverb
  • con·firm·ed·ness [k, uh, n-, fur, -mid-nis, -, furmd, -], noun
  • un·con·firmed adjective
  • well-con·firmed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of confirmed1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English confermed; confirm, -ed 2
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Example Sentences

Big Apple, the agency that represented Nakayama, confirmed the singer’s death on Friday in a statement posted to her website.

Los Angeles Fire Department officials have not released the name of the missing diver but they confirmed Thursday afternoon that the individual was from their ranks.

In a new study, researchers analyzed the videos and images of the blue-dominant aurora to estimate the area of the phenomenon and confirmed the estimates with spectrophotometers.

It has been suggested that rather than a traditional vote, ratification might instead be confirmed by acclamation - with federations in favour asked to show their support by applauding.

From BBC

As of Friday, aides to Trump were telling The Guardian that, at least by their count, Hegseth was still on track to be confirmed.

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