confirming
present participle ofconfirm
| 单词 | confirming |
| 释义 | confirming present participle ofconfirm confirm verb uk/kənˈfɜːm/us/kənˈfɝːm/confirmverb(MAKE CERTAIN)B1[IorT] to make anarrangementormeetingcertain, often byphoneor writing: [+ that]Sixpeoplehave confirmedthatthey will beattendingand ten haven'trepliedyet. Flights should be confirmed 48hoursbeforedeparture. I'veacceptedthejobover thephone, but I haven't confirmed in writingyet.
Planning, expecting and arranging
confirmverb(PROVE TRUE)B2[T] toprovethat abeliefor anopinionthat waspreviouslynotcompletelycertainistrue: [+ question word]Thesmellofcigarettesmokeconfirmedwhat he hadsuspected: there had been apartyin hisabsence. [+ (that)]Herannouncementconfirmed(that)she would beresigningasCEO. Theyoungman'skindnessconfirmed herfaithinyoungpeople.
Proving and disproving
confirmverb(RELIGION)[T] toacceptsomeoneformallyas afullmemberof theChristianChurchat aspecialceremony Religious ceremonies & prayers
Examplesofconfirmingconfirming In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The current study is valuable in this respect forconfirmingthat, for all 13 structures investigated, corrective input is available to the child. From theCambridge English Corpus The current study is also valuable forconfirminga number of previous findings in the literature. From theCambridge English Corpus Sean does not comment on or appear to take note of this, simplyconfirmingin turn 134 that he has gotten to the castle. From theCambridge English Corpus Recognition was dramatically lower in patients, thusconfirmingthe alteration of explicit memory in this pathology. From theCambridge English Corpus The role of colorflow mapping inconfirmingthe association of divided left atrium with an atrioventricular septal defect. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover,confirmingthe partisan priority thesis, the most vocal advocates for the transfer have been opposition municipal governments. From theCambridge English Corpus Confirmingour hypothesis, children included all major constituents more often from predictable than unpredictable sentences. From theCambridge English Corpus Segregation analysis yielded a highly significant likelihood ratio,confirmingthe segregation of a major gene with two alleles with partial dominance. From theCambridge English Corpus First, it extends the discussion to a whole new language family and linguistic area,confirmingthat the issues are general ones of linguistic theory. From theCambridge English Corpus The positive blocks also fed plant remains into the basin,confirmingthat there was vegetation cover on these marginal areas. From theCambridge English Corpus He wasconfirmingto himself in writing the diary that the clothes he had worn earlier had been appropriate to his social circumstances. From theCambridge English Corpus In all three cases, no difference was heard,confirmingour own impression. From theCambridge English Corpus At this point, our theoretical and methodological tools are inadequate forconfirmingthe likelihood that problematical deposits represent particular behaviors. From theCambridge English Corpus In a later phase, these variables can serve as input forconfirmingmethods (like questionnaires). From theCambridge English Corpus A second letter was sent,confirmingthe arrangements. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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