affirm

af·firm

A0122200 (ə-fûrm′)v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms v.tr.1. To declare positively; assert to be true: a philosopher affirming the existence of free will; a document affirming that each student has completed the course.2. To declare support for or belief in: affirm the right to self-determination.3. Law To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm: The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision.v.intr. Law To assert that one will give true testimony equivalent to that which would be given while under oath.

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[Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, from Latin affirmāre : ad-, ad- + firmāre, to strengthen (from firmus, strong; see dher- in Indo-European roots).]

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af·firm′a·ble adj.af·firm′a·bly adv.af·fir′mant adj. & n.af·firm′er n.

affirm

(əˈfɜːm) vb (mainly tr) 1. (may take a clause as object) to declare to be true; assert positively2. to uphold, confirm, or ratify3. (Law) (intr) law to make an affirmation[C14: via Old French from Latin affirmāre to present (something) as firm or fixed, assert, from ad- to + firmāre to make firm¹] afˈfirmer, afˈfirmant n

af•firm

(əˈfɜrm)

v.t. 1. to assert positively: to affirm one's loyalty. 2. to confirm or ratify: The judgment of the lower court was affirmed. 3. to express agreement with; support; uphold. v.i. 4. a. to state something solemnly before a court or magistrate, but without oath. b. (of an appellate court) to determine that the action of the lower court shall stand. [1300–50; Middle English a(f)fermen < Middle French afermer < Latin affirmāre] af•firm′a•ble, adj. af•firm′a•bly, adv. af•firm′er, n. af•firm′ing•ly, adv. syn: See declare.

affirm

Past participle: affirmed
Gerund: affirming

Imperative
affirm
affirm

Present
I affirm
you affirm
he/she/it affirms
we affirm
you affirm
they affirm

Preterite
I affirmed
you affirmed
he/she/it affirmed
we affirmed
you affirmed
they affirmed

Present Continuous
I am affirming
you are affirming
he/she/it is affirming
we are affirming
you are affirming
they are affirming

Present Perfect
I have affirmed
you have affirmed
he/she/it has affirmed
we have affirmed
you have affirmed
they have affirmed

Past Continuous
I was affirming
you were affirming
he/she/it was affirming
we were affirming
you were affirming
they were affirming

Past Perfect
I had affirmed
you had affirmed
he/she/it had affirmed
we had affirmed
you had affirmed
they had affirmed

Future
I will affirm
you will affirm
he/she/it will affirm
we will affirm
you will affirm
they will affirm

Future Perfect
I will have affirmed
you will have affirmed
he/she/it will have affirmed
we will have affirmed
you will have affirmed
they will have affirmed

Future Continuous
I will be affirming
you will be affirming
he/she/it will be affirming
we will be affirming
you will be affirming
they will be affirming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been affirming
you have been affirming
he/she/it has been affirming
we have been affirming
you have been affirming
they have been affirming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been affirming
you will have been affirming
he/she/it will have been affirming
we will have been affirming
you will have been affirming
they will have been affirming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been affirming
you had been affirming
he/she/it had been affirming
we had been affirming
you had been affirming
they had been affirming

Conditional
I would affirm
you would affirm
he/she/it would affirm
we would affirm
you would affirm
they would affirm

Past Conditional
I would have affirmed
you would have affirmed
he/she/it would have affirmed
we would have affirmed
you would have affirmed
they would have affirmed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	affirm - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustainback up, back - establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"vouch - give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of somethingnegate, contradict - prove negative; show to be false
	2.	affirm - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"avow, swan, swear, assert, aver, verifyhold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"declare - state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"assure, tell - inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"
	3.	affirm - say yes to claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"reaffirm - affirm once again; "He reaffirmed his faith in the church"reassert, confirm - strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"defend, maintain - state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

affirm

verb1. declare, state, maintain, swear, assert, testify, pronounce, certify, attest, avow, aver, asseverate, avouch 'The place is a dump,' she affirmed.
declare deny, retract2. confirm, prove, sanction, endorse, ratify, verify, validate, bear out, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion.
confirm reject, renounce, refute, disallow, repudiate, rescind, rebut

affirm

verb1. To put into words positively and with conviction:allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state.Idiom: have it.2. To accept officially:adopt, approve, confirm, pass, ratify, sanction.

Translations

断言

affirm

(əˈfəːm) verb to state something positively and firmly. Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent. 斷言 断言ˌaffirˈmation (ӕ-) noun 斷言 断言afˈfirmative (-tiv) adjective, noun saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc. He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative. 肯定的 肯定的affirmative ˌaction noun (American) the practice of giving better opportunities (jobs, education etc) to people who, it is thought, are treated unfairly (minorities, women etc). (美國針對受到不平待遇的少數族群或女性的)肯定行動或平權行動 （美国）针对受到不平待遇的少数族群或女性的赞助性行为或平权行动