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confirmed

American  
[kuhn-furmd] / kənˈfɜrmd /

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. settled; ratified.

  3. firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate.

    a confirmed bachelor.

  4. given additional determination; made resolute.

  5. having received the religious rite of confirmation.


confirmed British  
/ 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

Other Word Forms

  • confirmedly adverb
  • confirmedness noun
  • unconfirmed adjective
  • well-confirmed adjective

Etymology

Origin of confirmed

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

Example Sentences

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So far the confirmed and suspected cases all have a direct connection to Kent.

From BBC

The Youth Impact Council, an LA-based non-profit organisation that supports young leaders, has also confirmed to the BBC that she stepped back from her role as ambassador at the same time.

From BBC

The Wall Street Journal hasn’t independently confirmed the video’s authenticity.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the global church, too, Leo’s election “confirmed the American Catholic community at the heart of the Catholic family,” said Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

National deployment officers from the TSA were deployed to Houston’s Hobby Airport on March 10, and they continue to assist with staffing shortages as of Friday afternoon, an airport spokesperson confirmed.

From MarketWatch