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con·firmed
(kən-fûrmd′)adj.
1. Being firmly settled in habit; inveterate. See Synonyms at chronic.
2. Having been ratified; verified.
3. Having received the rite of confirmation.
con·firm′ed·ly (-fûr′mĭd-lē) adv.
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confirmed
(kənˈfɜːmd)adj
1. (prenominal) long-established in a habit, way of life, etc: a confirmed bachelor.
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) having received the rite of confirmation
3. (Medicine) (of a disease) another word for chronic
confirmedly adv
confirmedness n
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con•firmed
(kənˈfɜrmd)adj.
1. made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, etc.
2. settled; ratified.
3. firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate: a confirmed bachelor.
4. given additional determination; made resolute.
5. having received the religious rite of confirmation.
[1350–1400]
con•firm′ed•ly, adv.
con•firm′ed•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | confirmed - of persons; not subject to change; "a confirmed bachelor"; "a confirmed invalid" unchangeable - not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life" |
2. | confirmed - having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation; "confirmed reservations"; "received confirmed reports of casualties"; "a confirmed Catholic" unconfirmed - not finally established or settled; "an unconfirmed letter of credit"; "unconfirmed rumors" |
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confirmed
adjective long-established, seasoned, rooted, chronic, hardened, habitual, ingrained, inveterate, inured, dyed-in-the-wool I'm a confirmed bachelor.
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confirmed
adjective1. Subject to a disease or habit for a long time:
2. Firmly established by long standing:
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Translations
مُثبَّتمُدْمِن، دائِم ، ثابِت
biřmovanýnotorickýzapřisáhlý
inkarneretkonfirmeretuforbederlig
bérmáltkonfirmált
varanlegur; forfallinn
birmovanec/birmovanka
Hristiyan/Musevi cemaatine kabul edilmişıslah olmaz
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
confirmed
adj
booking → bestätigt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
confirmed
[kənˈfɜːmd] adj (smoker, habit) → incallito/a, inveterato/a; (bachelor) → impenitente; (admirer) → ferventeCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
confirm
(kənˈfəːm) verb1. to establish or make quite certain. They confirmed their hotel booking by letter.
2. to admit to full membership of certain Christian churches.
ˌconfirˈmation (kon-) nounconfirmand (-mand) noun
a person who receives religious confirmation or is a candidate for it.
conˈfirmed adjective1. settled in a habit or way of life. a confirmed bachelor/drunkard.
2. (of a person) who has received religious confirmation.
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