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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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A spokesperson confirmed its shops and funeral homes were operating as usual following the attempted hack.

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However, a Forest source confirmed to the BBC that Marinakis remains the club's owner and is still committed to the club.

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Police confirmed on Wednesday that the person arrested for the shooting is under the age of 18.

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Garcia said Santa Ana police were monitoring the protest and confirmed that a report of vandalism and battery was taken.

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Priscilla Pointer, a stage actor perhaps best known for roles in the movie “Carrie” and TV’s “Dallas,” died Monday, her family confirmed.

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