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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. settled; ratified.

  3. firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate.

    a confirmed bachelor.

  4. given additional determination; made resolute.

  5. 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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • confirmedly adverb
  • confirmedness noun
  • unconfirmed adjective
  • well-confirmed adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of confirmed1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English confermed; confirm, -ed 2
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The agent confirmed the amount covered the total cost to rebuild.

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Before the publication of the report, the Home Office confirmed that a nationwide policing operation to bring grooming gang members to justice would be led by the NCA.

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However, the Israeli military has not confirmed carrying out any strikes there.

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But in a speech in Glasgow, Swinney confirmed no Scottish pensioner "will receive less than they would under the new UK scheme", without giving further details.

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But a spokesperson for the Lungu family confirmed that an agreement had been reached with the government that allowed for Hichilema to preside over a state funeral next Sunday.

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