firmed
past simple and past participle offirm
| 单词 | firmed |
| 释义 | firmed past simple and past participle offirm firm verb uk/fɜːm/us/fɝːm/firmverb(MAKE HARD)[T]UK to makesoilharderbypressingon it: Firm thesoilaround thecuttingsandwaterthem in. Squeezing and grinding
firmverb(STOP CHANGING)[I]finance & economicsspecialized tostopchangingor toremainat the samelevel,amount, etc.: After aturbulentweekon themarkets,sharepricesfirmed today. Not able to be changed
Phrasal verbsfirmsomethingup firm(something)up Examplesoffirmedfirmed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Thisfirmedthe ground on which manufacturers could establish their prices and gave the contractor incentives to organize tasks for quick and inexpensive completion. From theCambridge English Corpus A number of objections to the bye-law have been received, and these will be fully considered before the bye-law is con-firmed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I recommend strongly that the proposals that seem to command a consensus arefirmedup. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Market prices have nowfirmedto about £4·90 per score. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That programme is now beingfirmedup with the local authorities concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This programme is now beingfirmedup with the local authorities concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The market hasfirmedin recent weeks and producers should also be helped by the recent reduction in feed prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The market hasfirmedconsiderably in recent weeks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is a fact that pricesfirmedup steadily over the period, resulting in improved earnings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Gradually thatfirmedup to between 75,000 and 100,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The exact duration of the instalments period will befirmedup closer to the flotation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Estimates will be revised once these decisions arefirmedup. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many changed their minds andfirmedup their views during that time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, although prices in some areas havefirmedup a little, in general they remain much too low. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have gone further than that andfirmedit up where necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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