firm
adjective
not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid.
firms
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pluralof firm.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof firm (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
firmadjectivenot soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid.
Example Sentences
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Allied is one of the world’s largest private-security firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Insurance firms are selling specialty policies to the major AI companies as a way to reassure nervous regulators and investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Social media firms have indicated the take-up of safety and control features like this has been low and cite it as evidence users like their products the way they are.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Social media firms argue the potential risks are being overstated and that they already provide users with effective safety tools.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Investment research has had to have huge amounts of cost ripped out of it, so a lot of firms are using shift work in Bangalore to do bread-and- butter company analysis.”
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
