# confirmed

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-FURMD" US /kənˈfɝmd/, UK /kənˈfɜːmd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of confirm. — simple past and past participle of confirm
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of confirm. Use this form for something that already happened or was made certain.
   - _Officials confirmed the outbreak after reviewing the samples._
   - _The agency has confirmed that funding will continue next year._

## Adjective

2. Shown to be true after checking, or formally agreed to and made official.
   - Simple: Checked and shown to be true, or officially agreed to.
   - _Police released the confirmed number of casualties after verifying every report._
   - _We have a confirmed reservation for eight o'clock on Friday._
3. Firmly settled in a particular habit or way of life, and so unlikely to change it.
   - Simple: Having a fixed habit or way of life that is unlikely to change.
   - _My neighbor is a confirmed night owl who rarely goes to bed before two._
   - _As a confirmed pessimist, he expected the worst from every plan._
4. Having received the Christian rite of confirmation, in which a baptized person is affirmed or strengthened in the faith.
   - Simple: Having gone through confirmation, a church ceremony for people who have been baptized.
   - _Newly confirmed members gathered at the front of the church._
   - _Only confirmed Catholics can serve as godparents at a baptism._

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