āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
firm up
/fËÉËm ËĘp/
to firm up
[phrase form: firm]
01
āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make a plan, agreement, or decision more definite or secure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
We must firm the arrangements up quickly for the conference.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
02
āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make a soft or unstable substance become more solid or stable
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Allow the concrete to firm up before removing the mold.
āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
