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    Confirmer (en. Confirm)

    /kɔ̃.fiʁ.me/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To make sure or certain.
    He confirmed his presence at the meeting.
    Il a confirmé sa présence à la réunion.
    To validate or ratify a decision.
    The council confirmed the decision made previously.
    Le conseil a confirmé la décision prise précédemment.
    To provide additional evidence.
    The witnesses confirmed the reported facts.
    Les témoins ont confirmé les faits rapportés.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'confirmare', composed of 'con-' (with) and 'firmare' (to make firm).

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to confirm a booking
    To ensure that a booking is maintained.
    confirmer une réservation
    to confirm an appointment
    To validate the date and time of an appointment.
    confirmer un rendez-vous
    to confirm suspicions
    To validate doubts or conjectures.
    confirmer des soupçons

    Related Words

    confirmation
    Process of validating information.
    confirmation
    confirmative
    That which confirms or aims to confirm.
    confirmatif

    Slang Meanings

    To validate enthusiastically.
    They confirmed the idea, it's great!
    Ils ont confirmé l'idée, c'est génial !
    To ensure that something is good.
    You need to confirm that the plan is OK before moving forward.
    Tu dois confirmer que le plan est OK avant d'avancer.