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[ kuh n-furmd ] SHOW IPA
/ kənˈfɜrmd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
settled; ratified.
firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate: a confirmed bachelor.
given additional determination; made resolute.
having received the religious rite of confirmation.
Origin of confirmed First recorded in 1350–1400, confirmed is from the Middle English word confermyd. See confirm, -ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM confirmed con·firm·ed·ly [kuh n-fuhr -mid-lee], /kənˈfʌr mɪd li/, adverb con·firm·ed·ness [kuh n-fur -mid-nis, -furmd -], /kənˈfɜr mɪd nɪs, -ˈfɜrmd-/, noun un·con·firmed, adjective well-con·firmed, adjective Words nearby confirmed confirmand, confirmation, confirmation bias, confirmation hearings, confirmatory, confirmed , confirmee, confiscable, confiscate, confiscatory, confit
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Example sentences from the Web for confirmed Weiss is likely to get confirmed even as Warren and a handful of other progressive Democrats vote no.
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Fry had previously confirmed the news to his army of followers on Twitter.
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If there are 162 confirmed deaths from Flight 8501, this would make 2014 the worst year for accident deaths since 2005.
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The Senate confirmed him once before, in 2011, for a posting to the UN.
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Entering, the men witnessed a scene that confirmed their worst fears.
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The imposing aspect of the comet in 1066 described in European chronicles of that time is confirmed by the Chinese Annals.
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This suggestion of the ready Bearnese confirmed the doubts of Alexander.
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I was a confirmed grumbler, too; but he never let me indulge my discontent.
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The whole business was confirmed by Tobasco, the police spy, who secured the letter and gave it to the prefect of police.
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British Dictionary definitions for confirmed adjective (prenominal) long-established in a habit, way of life, etc a confirmed bachelor
having received the rite of confirmation
(of a disease) another word for chronic
Derived forms of confirmed confirmedly (kənˈfɜːmɪdlɪ ), adverb confirmedness (kənˈfɜːmɪdnɪs , -ˈfɜːmd- ), noun 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
Words related to confirmed settled, accepted, proved, ingrained, worn, seasoned, hardened, accustomed, entrenched, fixed, habituated, inured, chronic, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, inveterate, staid, valid, hard-shell