{
    "term": "confirm",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "confirm",
            "heSheIt": "confirms"
        },
        "pastSimple": "confirmed",
        "pastParticiple": "confirmed",
        "ingForm": "confirming"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to state or show that something is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence",
            "sensetop": "confirm somethingconfirm (that)…confirm to somebody/something that…confirm what/when, etc…it is confirmed that…",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His guilty expression **confirmed my suspicions**.",
                    "contextForm": "confirm something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **confirm a diagnosis/report**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **confirm results/findings**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rumours of job losses were later confirmed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have yet to **confirm the identities** of the victims."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She said she could not **confirm or deny** the allegations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The authorities **refused to confirm** any details."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police sources confirmed that ten people had been arrested at the march.",
                    "contextForm": "confirm (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A government official confirmed to the newspaper that Britain was pushing hard for an end to the arms embargo.",
                    "contextForm": "confirm to somebody/something that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you confirm what happened?",
                    "contextForm": "confirm what/when, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It has been confirmed that an official complaint was made to the council.",
                    "contextForm": "it is confirmed that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wanted to find a way to confirm the results."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the virus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Ministry of Defence confirmed the deaths of three soldiers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These new symptoms tend to confirm my original diagnosis."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These results were independently confirmed in a study of 48 patients."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your vet will suggest some tests to help confirm the diagnosis."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both teams played badly, which confirms the impression left by earlier games."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor confirmed my suspicions and prescribed an antibiotic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The results confirm the findings of our earlier research."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Scientific research"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["just", "merely", "only"],
                "verb + confirm": ["be able to", "be unable to", "can"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make a position, an agreement, etc. more definite or official; to establish somebody/something clearly",
            "sensetop": "confirm somethingconfirm (that)…it is confirmed that…confirm somebody as somethingconfirm somebody in something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Please write to confirm your reservation *(= say that it is definite)*.",
                    "contextForm": "confirm something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "After a six-month probationary period, her position was confirmed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Has everyone confirmed (that) they’re coming?",
                    "contextForm": "confirm (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week.",
                    "contextForm": "it is confirmed that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season.",
                    "contextForm": "confirm somebody as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm very happy to confirm you in your post.",
                    "contextForm": "confirm somebody in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plans were officially confirmed yesterday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I booked online and rang later to confirm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It has been confirmed that Moore's next fight will be against Michael Jones."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to make somebody feel or believe something even more strongly",
            "sensetop": "confirm somethingconfirm somebody in something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.",
                    "contextForm": "confirm something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This latest tragedy merely confirms my view that the law must be tightened.",
                    "contextForm": "confirm somebody in something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to perform the Christian or Jewish ceremony of confirmation",
            "sensetop": "be confirmed",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was baptized when she was a month old and confirmed when she was thirteen.",
                    "contextForm": "be confirmed"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːm/",
                "audio": "xc/confirm/xconfirm__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːmz/",
                "audio": "xc/confirm/xconfirms__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːmd/",
                "audio": "xc/confirm/xconfirmed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/confirm/xconfirming__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːrm/",
                "audio": "xc/confirm/xconfirm__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːrmz/",
                "audio": "xc/confirm/xconfirms__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːrmd/",
                "audio": "xc/confirm/xconfirmed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːrmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/confirm/xconfirming__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmare, from con- ‘together’ + firmare ‘strengthen’ (from firmus ‘firm’)."
}