confirm meaning
confirm :
to make sure, to verify
Verb
▪ Please confirm your email address.
▪ Please make sure your email address is correct.
▪ The test results confirmed the diagnosis.
▪ The test results made the diagnosis sure.
paraphrasing
▪ verify – to check as true
▪ validate – to prove as true
▪ affirm – to state as true
▪ corroborate – to support as true
Pronunciation
confirm [kənˈfɜːrm]
The stress is on 'firm' and sounds like 'kuhn-furm'.
Common phrases and grammar about confirm
confirm - Common meaning
Verb
to make sure, to verify
Part of Speech Changes for "confirm"
▪ confirmation (noun) – the act of making sure
▪ confirmed (adjective) – made sure or definite
Common Expressions with "confirm"
▪ confirm a reservation – to make sure a booking is held
▪ confirm details – to make sure the information is correct
▪ confirm an appointment – to make sure a meeting is set
▪ confirm attendance – to make sure someone will be present
Important examples of confirm in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, confirm is often used to verify information or bookings.
Example of a confusing word: conform (to comply)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Confirm is usually used as a transitive verb, meaning it often requires an object in TOEIC grammar questions.
confirm
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
confirm receipt
'acknowledge getting something', used in formal communications.
confirm one's suspicions
means 'to prove one's doubts are true'.
Differences between similar words and confirm
confirm
,
verify
differences
Confirm is used to make sure or affirm something, while verify is often used to check the truth with evidence.
Words with the same origin as confirm
The origin of confirm
Confirm comes from the Latin 'confirmare', which means 'to strengthen or establish'.
Word structure
It has the prefix con (together), root firm (strong), and means 'to make strong together'.
Words with the same origin
The root of confirm is firm (strong). Words with the same root include firm (solid), affirm (to state strongly), infirm (weak).
