confirmed; confirming; confirms
1
: to give approval to : ratify
confirm a treaty
2
: to make firm or firmer : strengthen
confirm one's resolve
3
: to administer the rite of confirmation to
4
: to give new assurance of the validity of : remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact
confirm a rumor
confirm an order
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Examples of confirm in a Sentence
The tests confirmed the doctors' suspicions of cancer.
The attack confirmed her worst fears about the neighborhood.
The award confirmed her status as one of the great movie actresses.
The dentist's office called to confirm your appointment for tomorrow.
We have a reservation for you for tomorrow night. Please call to confirm.
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Peter Guo, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
This confirmed that the original milk-raiding birds were passing on their methods to various flocks.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Zhenya also checks the public records of all 50 states and confirms that he is not licensed to practice architecture anywhere in the U.S. and thus legally can’t call himself an architect.
—Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
The investigation was confirmed by Town Manager Mallory Nassau, who provided a two-sentence news release.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for confirm
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“Confirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confirm. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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confirm
verb
con·firm
kən-ˈfərm 
1
: to make firm or firmer (as in habit, faith, or intention) : strengthen
2
: approve sense 2, ratify
confirm a treaty
3
: to administer confirmation to
4
: to make sure of the truth of : verify
confirm a suspicion
Legal Definition
confirm
transitive verb
con·firm
1
a
: to make valid by necessary formal approval
the debtor's chapter 13 plan confirmed by the court
b
: to vote approval of
confirm a nomination
2
: to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of
3
: to remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact
a consent decree confirming Capt. Brown's right to his cargo—W. G. Young
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