(formal) to state firmly or publicly that sth is true or that you support sth strongly:
[VN] Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire. * The decision was affirmed by the Court of Appeal. * [Vthat] I can affirm that no one will lose their job. [also Vspeech]
affirmation noun [U,C]:
She nodded her head in affirmation.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for affirm is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is affirm a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, affirm is tagged as verb.
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