affirm

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈfɝm/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈfɜːm/

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Verb

Plain form affirm

Third-person singular affirms

Past tense affirmed

Past participle affirmed

Present participle affirming

1. If you affirm someone, you agree with something that the person said.
   • Synonym: concur

   She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.

2. If you affirm someone, you support or encourage them.

   His parents did everything they could to affirm his self-confidence.

Related words

• affirmative