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confirmed

[ kuhn-furmd ]

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. firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate:

    a confirmed bachelor.

  3. given additional determination; made resolute.
  4. having received the religious rite of confirmation.


confirmed

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • confirmedness, noun
  • confirmedly, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·ھ·· [k, uh, n-, fuhr, -mid-lee], adverb
  • Dz·ھ··Ա [k, uh, n-, fur, -mid-nis, -, furmd, -], noun
  • ܲ·Dz·ھ adjective
  • ɱ-Dz·ھ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of confirmed1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English confermed; confirm, -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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The true owner of the home later confirmed to law enforcement that the property was not being rented out.

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Measles has been confirmed in a Los Angeles County resident who recently returned from Texas, a state that is in the midst of an outbreak of the highly infectious disease, health officials said Friday.

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On Thursday the first minister, who described the pontiff as "a man who was always on the side of the poor", confirmed he would attend the service.

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The Trump administration is restoring visas for hundreds of foreign students who had their legal status abruptly terminated stoking panic among many who feared immediate deportation, government officials confirmed.

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Lulu Roman, the “Hee Haw” comedian turned gospel singer, has died at 78 in Bellingham, Wash., her son Damon Roman confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter.

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