affirm
verb (used with object)
to state or assert positively; maintain as true.
will affirm
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future tenseof affirm.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“I ask,” Landry wrote, “where do you stand? If you truly stand with crime victims and their families, then you will affirm your support with action.”
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2025
It is not at all certain that the Court will affirm the president’s actions.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2025
Power will meet with senior government officials and will "affirm U.S. support for Armenia’s democracy, sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity and commitment to address humanitarian needs stemming from Nagorno-Karabakh," the official said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2023
Mirren tells me she’s a “fantastic” navigator — “my husband will attest to this” — but she absolutely adores a device that will affirm her sense of direction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
I do hold it and will affirm it to be the most sovereign and precious herb that ever the earth tendered to the use of man.—B.
From Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Paul Pierce
