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{
"term": "affirm",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "affirm",
"heSheIt": "affirms"
},
"pastSimple": "affirmed",
"pastParticiple": "affirmed",
"ingForm": "affirming"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to state clearly that something is true",
"sensetop": "affirm somethingaffirm that…",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire.",
"contextForm": "affirm something"
},
{
"text": "I can affirm that no one will lose their job.",
"contextForm": "affirm that…"
}
],
"synonyms": "confirm"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to publicly defend something or state that you support it strongly",
"sensetop": "affirm something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We affirm the principle that leaders must be chosen by the people and be accountable to the people."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to confirm a legal decision",
"sensetop": "affirm something",
"labels": "(law)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The decision was affirmed by the Court of Appeal."
}
],
"topics": ["Law and justice"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to provide emotional support or approval",
"sensetop": "affirm somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They believe that it's important that parents affirm their children as they are."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfɜːm/",
"audio": "af/affirm/affirm__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfɜːmz/",
"audio": "af/affirm/affirms__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfɜːmd/",
"audio": "af/affirm/affirmed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfɜːmɪŋ/",
"audio": "af/affirm/affirming__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfɜːrm/",
"audio": "af/affirm/affirm__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfɜːrmz/",
"audio": "af/affirm/affirms__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfɜːrmd/",
"audio": "af/affirm/affirmed__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfɜːrmɪŋ/",
"audio": "af/affirm/affirming__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘make firm’): via Old French from Latin affirmare, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’."
}