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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It is not at all certain that the Court will affirm the president’s actions.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2025
Adam Lehman, president of Hillel International, said the rallies will affirm that Jewish students are resilient, deserve respect and can “show empathy to the plight of Palestinians while also simultaneously showing empathy for Israelis.”
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
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
This, as he now says it to you, he will affirm publicly before all the world, when the moment for doing so has arrived.
From The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
