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01. Hello, I'd like to [confirm] my reservation for my flight to Amsterdam.
02. I was offered a position with the firm this morning, and received [confirmation] of my appointment as department head this afternoon.
03. Hello, I'm just phoning to [confirm] that I have a 3:00 appointment with Dr. Thomas.
04. A biopsy is needed to [confirm] whether she actually has cancer or not.
05. A government spokesman has [confirmed] that the President has had a mild heart attack.
06. You'd better get the boss to [confirm] your promotion in writing because sometimes he changes his mind.
07. In the year 325, the Council of Nicaea [confirmed] that God the Father and Jesus Christ were both God.
08. Only with repeated corroboration and [confirmation] should researchers express confidence in the validity of their findings.
09. We took the boy's silence as [confirmation] that he had stolen the money.
10. Lawrence Durrell once said that music was invented to [confirm] human loneliness.
11. There is a Sufi proverb which states that faith is [confirmed] by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the body.
12. Pulsating stars [confirm] that stars are continuously evolving.
13. Forty percent of child psychologists advise parents of pre-schoolers to [confirm] the existence of Santa Claus to their children.
14. I think the meeting is at 4:00, but I'm not sure, so I'll check with my supervisor, and phone you back to [confirm].
15. She [confirmed] the arrangements for the trip by fax.
16. Everest was not [confirmed] as the highest mountain peak on earth until 1863.
17. You will receive a letter [confirming] the sale within a couple of days.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Confirm — Con*firm , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confrmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confirming}.] [OE. confermen, confirmen, OF. confermer, F. confirmer, fr. L. confirmare; con + firmare to make firm, fr. firmus firm. See {Firm}.] 1. To make firm or firmer; to add… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confirm — 1 *ratify Analogous words: *assent, consent, acquiesce, accede, subscribe: validate (see CONFIRM 2): sanction, *approve, endorse Contrasted words: reject, refuse, *decline 2 Confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, authentica …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • confirm — [kən fʉrm′] vt. [ME confermen < OFr confermer < L confirmare < com , intens. + firmare, to strengthen < firmus, FIRM1] 1. to make firm; strengthen; establish; encourage 2. to make valid by formal approval; ratify 3. to prove the truth …   English World dictionary

  • confirm — [v1] ratify, validate, prove affirm, approve, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, bless, buy, certify, check, check out, circumstantiate, corroborate, debunk, double check, endorse, establish, explain, give green light*, give high sign*, give… …   New thesaurus

  • confirm — ► VERB 1) establish the truth or correctness of. 2) state with assurance that something is true. 3) make definite or formally valid. 4) (confirm in) reinforce (someone) in (an opinion or feeling). 5) (usu. be confirmed) administer the religious… …   English terms dictionary

  • confirm — mid 13c., confirmyn to ratify, from O.Fr. confermer (13c., Mod.Fr. confirmer) strengthen, establish, consolidate; affirm by proof or evidence; anoint (a king), from L. confirmare make firm, strengthen, establish, from com , intensive prefix (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • confirm — con|firm W2S2 [kənˈfə:m US ə:rm] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: confirmer, from Latin confirmare, from com ( COM ) + firmare to make firm ] 1.) to show that something is definitely true, especially by providing more proof ▪ New… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • confirm */*/*/ — UK [kənˈfɜː(r)m] / US [kənˈfɜrm] verb Word forms confirm : present tense I/you/we/they confirm he/she/it confirms present participle confirming past tense confirmed past participle confirmed 1) [transitive] to prove that something is true The… …   English dictionary

  • confirm — con|firm [ kən fɜrm ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to prove that something is true: The study confirms the findings of earlier research. Please bring something with you that confirms your identity. confirm (that): The doctor may run a test to confirm …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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