verb · academic
confirm
UK/kənˈfɜːm/US/kənˈfɝːm/con·FIRM
Band 6-7task2speaking
To make sure or establish the truth or correctness of something
Examples
“The experimental data confirmed the original hypothesis.”
“Further tests are needed to confirm these preliminary findings.”
“Peer review can help confirm the validity of a methodology.”
Band 8 sentence
“Several independent experiments have confirmed the link between the intervention and improved outcomes.”
Collocations
- confirm the hypothesis
- confirm that + clause
- confirm the results
Word family
confirm verbconfirmation nounconfirmable adjectiveconfirmed adjective / past participle
Common mistakes
confirm about the results→confirm the results
to confirm someone of something→to confirm something to someone / to confirm that ...
Say it for a higher band
5say→6prove→7+confirm
Synonyms
verify
validate
Easily confused
verify
“We must verify the measurements before submitting the report.”
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