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to affirm
01
to confirm a legal decision or judgment
Transitive: to affirm a statement or belief
Examples
The court affirmed the previous ruling.
02
to declare or confirm the truth, validity, or acceptance of a judgment, agreement, or statement
Transitive: to affirm a judgment or statement
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
affirm
3rd person singular
affirms
Present participle
affirming
Past simple
affirmed
Past participle
affirmed
Examples
The committee unanimously affirmed the appointment of the new CEO, recognizing her qualifications and experience.
03
to answer positively or to confirm a statement or belief
Transitive: to affirm that
Examples
The survey results affirmed that the majority of participants preferred option A.
Lexical Tree
affirmable
affirmative
affirmative
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