confirm

Definition

  • verb: to state or show that (something) is true or correct
  • verb: to give approval to
  • often + 'in'
  • synonyms: ratify, ok, accede

Examples

  • Her parents' attitude only 'confirmed' [='strengthened, reinforced'] her resolve to get her own apartment.

  • We have a reservation for you for tomorrow night. Please call to 'confirm'.

  • The dentist's office called to 'confirm' your appointment for tomorrow.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Yeah, for now. What've you got? What if we work backwards? What do you mean? From what? From the directories. We've been using them to confirm bad Priests. What if we do it the other way around? Use the directories to identify bad Priests. Yeah, exactly. We search by designation. (..)
    2015 Spotlight
  • (..) And legal ethics aside, Ben, I mean, operating the way Macleish has all but guarantees that the abuse stays under wraps. Yeah. Did Macleish confirm all Saviano's Priests? No. He's limited by his confidentiality agreement. But clearly he's settled cases against a number of them. (..)
    2015 Spotlight
  • (..) - I'll call my CO. - We don't have time for you to dick around. Our order came from McAddie. Call him. We'll conduct our business while you confirm authorization. Why don't you head on down, and I'll confirm authorization. Thank you. Why is the morgue suddenly off limits (..)
    1998 The X Files