Confirmation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

information that confirms or verifies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚnˌoʊɾɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/kɒnfəmˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɒnfəmˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚnˌoʊɾɪs/.

Examples

fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
the ratification of the treaty
confirmation of the appointment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

substantiation ratification check verification

Parts of Speech

noun	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct “fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory”
noun	information that confirms or verifies
noun	making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it “the ratification of the treaty”
noun	a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism
noun	a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church

Word Forms

confirm	verb	strengthen or make more firm
verify	verb	confirm the truth of
check	verb	make an examination or investigation
substantiate	verb	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
ratify	verb	approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bestätigung

zusätzlicher Beweis dafür, dass etwas Geglaubtes (eine Tatsache, eine Hypothese oder eine Theorie) richtig ist

🇪🇸Spanish

confirmación

prueba adicional de que algo en lo que se creía (algún hecho, hipótesis o teoría) es correcto

🇮🇹Italian

conferma

prova aggiuntiva che qualcosa a cui si credeva (qualche fatto, ipotesi o teoria) è corretto

🇳🇱Dutch

bevestiging

aanvullend bewijs dat iets dat werd geloofd (een feit, hypothese of theorie) juist is

🇵🇹Portuguese

confirmação

prova adicional de que algo em que se acreditou (algum fato, hipótese ou teoria) está correto

🇷🇺Russian

подтверждение

дополнительное доказательство того, что то, во что верили (какой-то факт, гипотеза или теория) верно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इसकी सूचना देने वाला

अतिरिक्त प्रमाण कि जिस चीज़ पर विश्वास किया गया था (कोई तथ्य या परिकल्पना या सिद्धांत) वह सही है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিশ্চিতকরণ

অতিরিক্ত প্রমাণ যে কিছু বিশ্বাস করা হয়েছিল (কিছু সত্য বা অনুমান বা তত্ত্ব) সঠিক

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதிப்படுத்தல்

நம்பப்பட்ட ஒன்று (சில உண்மை அல்லது கருதுகோள் அல்லது கோட்பாடு) சரியானது என்பதற்கான கூடுதல் ஆதாரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్ధారణ

నమ్మబడినది (కొంత వాస్తవం లేదా పరికల్పన లేదా సిద్ధాంతం) సరైనదని అదనపు రుజువు

🇮🇳Marathi

पुष्टीकरण

अतिरिक्त पुरावा ज्यावर विश्वास ठेवला होता (काही तथ्य किंवा गृहितक किंवा सिद्धांत) बरोबर आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુષ્ટિ

વધારાના પુરાવા કે જે માનવામાં આવતું હતું (કેટલીક હકીકત અથવા પૂર્વધારણા અથવા સિદ્ધાંત) સાચું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಢೀಕರಣ

ನಂಬಲಾದ ಏನಾದರೂ (ಕೆಲವು ಸತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಊಹೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ) ಸರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂಬುದಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಪುರಾವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരീകരണം

വിശ്വസിച്ചിരുന്ന എന്തെങ്കിലും (ചില വസ്തുത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സിദ്ധാന്തം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സിദ്ധാന്തം) ശരിയാണെന്നതിൻ്റെ അധിക തെളിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ

ਵਾਧੂ ਸਬੂਤ ਕਿ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ (ਕੁਝ ਤੱਥ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ) ਸਹੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصدیق

اضافی ثبوت کہ جس چیز پر یقین کیا گیا تھا (کچھ حقیقت یا مفروضہ یا نظریہ) درست ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

确认

额外的证据证明所相信的事物（某些事实或假设或理论）是正确的

🇯🇵Japanese

確認

信じられていたもの（何らかの事実、仮説、理論）が正しいという追加の証拠

🇰🇷Korean

확인

믿었던 것(일부 사실, 가설, 이론)이 정확하다는 추가적인 증거

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xác nhận

bằng chứng bổ sung cho thấy điều gì đó được tin tưởng (một số thực tế hoặc giả thuyết hoặc lý thuyết) là đúng

🇹🇭Thai

การยืนยัน

หลักฐานเพิ่มเติมว่าสิ่งที่เชื่อ (ข้อเท็จจริงหรือสมมติฐานหรือทฤษฎีบางอย่าง) นั้นถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

konfirmasi

bukti tambahan bahwa sesuatu yang diyakini (fakta, hipotesis atau teori) adalah benar

🇵🇭Filipino

kumpirmasyon

karagdagang patunay na ang isang bagay na pinaniniwalaan (ilang katotohanan o hypothesis o teorya) ay tama

🇲🇾Malay

pengesahan

bukti tambahan bahawa sesuatu yang dipercayai (sesetengah fakta atau hipotesis atau teori) adalah betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأكيد

دليل إضافي على صحة ما تم تصديقه (حقيقة أو فرضية أو نظرية).

🇮🇷Persian

تایید

دلیل اضافی بر درستی چیزی که به آن اعتقاد داشتیم (برخی واقعیت یا فرضیه یا نظریه).

🇹🇷Turkish

onay

İnanılan bir şeyin (bazı gerçeklerin, hipotezlerin veya teorilerin) doğru olduğuna dair ek kanıt

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִשׁוּר

הוכחה נוספת לכך שמשהו שהאמינו בו (עובדה או השערה או תיאוריה כלשהי) הוא נכון

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