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1. (v.t.) affirm
to assert positively:
to affirm one's loyalty.
2. affirm
to confirm or ratify:
The judgment of the lower court was affirmed.
3. affirm
to express agreement with; support; uphold.
4. (v.i.) affirm
to state something solemnly before a court or magistrate, but without oath.
5. affirm
(of an appellate court) to determine that the action of the lower court shall stand.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME a(f)fermen < MF afermer < L affirmāre)
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| Definition of 'affirm' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
"his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
2. (verb) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
"Before God I swear I am innocent"
3. (verb) affirm
say yes to
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1. (verb) affirm
to say sth is true; = confirm
His lawyer affirmed that the statement was correct.
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| Definition of 'affirm' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) affirm
to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review
2. (verb) affirm
to assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny
3. (verb) affirm
to declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4
4. (verb) affirm
to declare or assert positively
5. (verb) affirm
to make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation
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Sense: to state something positively and firmly
Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.
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Afrikaans: bevestig |
Arabic: يُؤَكِّد |
Bulgarian: твърдя |
Brazilian: afirmar |
Czech: tvrdit |
German: beteuern, zusichern |
Danish: bekræfte; forsikre |
Greek: διαβεβαιώνω |
Spanish: afirmar |
Estonian: kinnitama |
Farsi: بطور قطع گفتن |
Finnish: vakuuttaa |
French: affirmer |
Hebrew: לְאָשֶר |
Hindi: प्रमाणित करना, दृढ़तापुर् |
Croatian: potvrditi |
Hungarian: állít |
Indonesian: mengukuhkan, menegaskan |
Icelandic: staðfesta |
Italian: affermare |
Japanese: 断言する |
Korean: 확언하다 |
Lithuanian: tvirtinti |
Latvian: apgalvot; apstiprināt |
Malay: meyakinkan |
Dutch: verklaren |
Norwegian: forsikre, bekrefte |
Polish: twierdzić |
Persian: بطور قطع گفتن |
Pashto: په څرګند ډول ویل |
Portuguese: afirmar |
Romanian: a afirma, a susţine |
Russian: утверждать |
Slovak: tvrdiť |
Slovenian: trditi |
Serbian: potvrditi |
Swedish: försäkra, hävda |
Thai: ยืนยัน |
Turkish: iddia etmek, kesinlikle s |
Taiwanese: 斷言 |
Ukrainian: твердити, стверджувати |
Urdu: اثبات کرنا |
Vietnamese: quả quyết |
Chinese: 断言 |
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