Affirm — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælədˌiːmən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɪzkˈɑːtʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɪzkˈɑːtʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælədˌiːmən/.

Examples

his story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant
Before God I swear I am innocent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sustain corroborate swear substantiate verify support confirm assert aver swan avow

Antonyms

negate

Parts of Speech

verb	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts “his story confirmed my doubts”
verb	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true “Before God I swear I am innocent”
verb	say yes to

Word Forms

confirmative	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
confirmatory	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
confirmation	noun	information that confirms or verifies
corroborative	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
corroboratory	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
corroboration	noun	confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
sustainable	adjective	capable of being sustained
substantiative	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
substantiation	noun	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
support	noun	documentary validation
affirmable	adjective	capable of being affirmed or asserted
affirmation	noun	a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
affirmer	noun	someone who claims to speak the truth
assertable	adjective	capable of being affirmed or asserted
assertion	noun	the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
asserter	noun	someone who claims to speak the truth
avower	noun	someone who claims to speak the truth
avowal	noun	a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
averment	noun	a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
swearer	noun	someone who takes a solemn oath
swearing	noun	a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
affirmative	adjective	affirming or giving assent
affirmatory	adjective	affirming or giving assent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bestätigen

durch neue Beweise oder Tatsachen begründen oder stärken

🇫🇷French

affirmer

établir ou renforcer comme avec de nouvelles preuves ou faits

🇪🇸Spanish

afirmar

establecer o fortalecer como con nueva evidencia o hechos

🇮🇹Italian

affermare

stabilire o rafforzare come con nuove prove o fatti

🇳🇱Dutch

bevestigen

bevestigen of versterken zoals met nieuw bewijsmateriaal of feiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

afirmar

estabelecer ou fortalecer como com novas evidências ou fatos

🇷🇺Russian

подтвердить

установить или укрепить, как с помощью новых доказательств или фактов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वाणी

नए साक्ष्य या तथ्यों के साथ स्थापित या मजबूत करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিশ্চিত করা

নতুন প্রমাণ বা তথ্যের সাথে প্রতিষ্ঠিত বা শক্তিশালী করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதி

புதிய சான்றுகள் அல்லது உண்மைகளுடன் நிறுவுதல் அல்லது வலுப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ధృవీకరిస్తాయి

కొత్త సాక్ష్యం లేదా వాస్తవాల వలె స్థాపించండి లేదా బలోపేతం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुष्टी

नवीन पुरावे किंवा तथ्यांप्रमाणे स्थापित किंवा मजबूत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાતરી

નવા પુરાવા અથવા તથ્યો સાથે સ્થાપિત અથવા મજબૂત

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಢೀಕರಿಸಿ

ಹೊಸ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸತ್ಯಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരീകരിക്കുക

പുതിയ തെളിവുകളോ വസ്തുതകളോ പോലെ സ്ഥാപിക്കുകയോ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ

ਨਵੇਂ ਸਬੂਤ ਜਾਂ ਤੱਥਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصدیق

نئے شواہد یا حقائق کے ساتھ قائم یا مضبوط کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

确认

用新的证据或事实来建立或加强

🇯🇵Japanese

肯定する

新しい証拠や事実のように確立または強化する

🇰🇷Korean

긍정하다

새로운 증거나 사실을 확립하거나 강화하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khẳng định

thiết lập hoặc củng cố như với bằng chứng hoặc sự kiện mới

🇹🇭Thai

ยืนยัน

สร้างหรือเสริมสร้างเช่นเดียวกับหลักฐานหรือข้อเท็จจริงใหม่

🇮🇩Indonesian

menegaskan

menetapkan atau memperkuat bukti atau fakta baru

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtibayin

itatag o palakasin tulad ng mga bagong ebidensya o katotohanan

🇲🇾Malay

mengiyakan

menubuhkan atau menguatkan seperti dengan bukti atau fakta baharu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أكد

إنشاء أو تعزيز كما هو الحال مع الأدلة أو الحقائق الجديدة

🇮🇷Persian

تایید

با شواهد یا حقایق جدید ایجاد یا تقویت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

onaylamak

yeni kanıt veya gerçeklerle oluşturmak veya güçlendirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַשֵׁר

לבסס או לחזק כמו ראיות או עובדות חדשות

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