affirm
pronunciation
How to pronounce affirm in British English:
UK [əˈfɜːm]
How to pronounce affirm in American English:
US [ əˈfɜːrm]
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- Verb:
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- say yes to
Word Origin
- affirm (v.)
- c. 1300, from Old French afermier (Modern French affirmer) "affirm, confirm; strengthen, consolidate," from Latin affirmare "to make steady, strengthen," figuratively "confirm, corroborate," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + firmare "strengthen, make firm," from firmus "strong" (see firm (adj.)). Spelling refashioned 16c. in French and English on Latin model. Related: Affirmed; affirming.
Example
- 1. You must allow your spouse to either affirm or correct what you 've said .
- 2. We affirm the promise of our democracy .
- 3. But locals affirm that ethiopian as well as somali troops forced an islamist retreat from the hilltop town .
- 4. Thus , we do not have adequate arguments to affirm the reality of this objectivity which we use to be so proud of .
- 5. This week , america signed an agreement with the world health organization to affirm our commitment to meet this challenge .