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.

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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

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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

It was confirmed on Monday she had ended her strike after 48 days.

From BBC

Australia has cancelled the visa of a British national charged this month with displaying banned Nazi symbols, the country's interior minister confirmed Wednesday.

From Barron's

A month after making his fifth Super Bowl appearance in February, Kelce confirmed he would continue.

From BBC

On Tuesday, England director of Rob Key confirmed he would investigate the behaviour of players in the coastal town of Noosa during their break from the series between the second and third Tests.

From BBC

If confirmed experimentally, the technique could help accelerate the development of advanced quantum computers and more secure communication systems.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• accustomed
• chronic
• deep-rooted
• deep-seated
• dyed-in-the-wool
• entrenched
• fixed
• habituated
• ingrained
• inured
• inveterate