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Definition: Confirming |
ConfirmingAdjective1. (medicine) indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test". 2. Serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "confirming" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: ConfirmingSynonyms: collateral (adj), confirmative (adj), confirmatory (adj), corroborative (adj), corroboratory (adj), positive (adj), substantiating (adj), substantiative (adj), validating (adj), validatory (adj), verificatory (adj), verifying (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: negative (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Confirming |
| English words defined with "confirming": claim, Compurgation, confirmation, Confirmingly, countersign, countersignature, cross-check ♦ Inspeximus ♦ Obsignatory ♦ Pancarte ♦ ratification ♦ title ♦ Verificative. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "confirming": Deferred Payment Letter of Credit, Discussion, Dovercot ♦ Female ♦ Inspection Certificate ♦ reconciliation of accounts, RESERVES CLERK ♦ standard-crested morning glory spillway ♦ VAX. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "confirming": Obsignatory. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Confirming the presence of yet another super-massive black hole in the universe, astronomers ... Credit: NASA. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Confirming a diagnosis of FSGS may require repeat biopsies. (references) | |
A biopsy may be helpful in confirming glomerular disease and identifying the cause. (references) | ||
Tests should be directed toward confirming or excluding other etiologic possibilities. (references) | ||
Business | Most foreign banks are currently confirming Mexican letters of credit. (references) | |
Most American banks are currently confirming Mexican letters of credit. (references) | ||
Most major banks involved in international trade are confirming letters of credit from Mexican banks. (references) | ||
Children | Switzerland | Social and youth protection services were also under scrutiny for failing to check on the child's whereabouts and for not confirming that someone was taking care of her. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Ukraine | In August the Cabinet of Ministers issued an order confirming the respective use of these two religious properties and the use of St. Andrew's Church in Kiev for the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and St. Magdalene's Cathedral in Lviv for the Greek Catholic Church. (references) |
Cyprus | Turkish Cypriot authorities also attempted to interfere with some bicommunal events taking place outside Cyprus by requiring civil servants to seek permission from their respective employer and the Turkish Cypriot "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" before confirming their participation. (references) | |
Economic History | Germany | On November 14, 1990, Germany and Poland signed a treaty confirming the Oder-Neisse border. (references) |
Chile | In 1881, it signed a treaty with Argentina confirming Chilean sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan. (references) | |
Argentina | We would appreciate your confirming that your product or service meets this requirement when ordering any of our services. (references) | |
Human Rights | Belarus | At the same time, the independent press carried testimony by Colonel Oleg Alkayev, warden of the death row prison, confirming the Lopatik report. (references) |
Guatemala | In September MINUGUA reported investigating 26 of the 43 allegations of extrajudicial killings received between July 2000 and June and confirming the validity of the claims in 18 cases. (references) | |
Argentina | In 1999 the Government created a reparation fund to be used by the Grandmothers to find and return children stolen from their parents during the 1976-83 military regime; this allowed the Grandmothers to carry out a nationwide advertising campaign that resulted in more than 240 individuals coming forward for assistance in confirming their true identities during the year. (references) | |
Trade | Russia | This deposit is reimbursed only after the importer presents documents confirming the import has entered Russia. (references) |
Spain | They include commercial banks and private financial sources such as factoring, forfeiting and confirming services. (references) | |
Venezuela | The certificate can on occasion be obtained with a letter of certification confirming compliance issued by a recognized standards institute in the country of origin. (references) | |
Travel | Russia | This regulation permits export of the equivalent of $1,500 from Russia without presentation of confirming documents to Russian customs. (references) |
Moldova | If the number of goods does exceed the limit and there is no document confirming the marketing purpose of the goods, then a customs tariff and a customs tax will be applied. (references) | |
Greece | Greek residents need a certificate from the tax authorities confirming that they have no outstanding tax obligations in order to export foreign currency exceeding the equivalent of 10,000 EUROs. (references) | |
Women | Seychelles | A survey of six church parishes conducted in 1999 by the Association for the Promotion of Solid Humane Families, an NGO, revealed that 25 percent of those surveyed stated that they had been victims of domestic violence, confirming the general belief that the problem is more widespread than official statistics indicate. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | FEMALE, n. One of the opposing, or unfair, sex. The Maker, at Creation's birth, With living things had stocked the earth. From elephants to bats and snails, They all were good, for all were males. But when the Devil came and saw He said: "By Thine eternal law Of growth, maturity, decay, These all must quickly pass away And leave untenanted the earth Unless Thou dost establish birth" -- Then tucked his head beneath his wing To laugh -- he had no sleeve -- the thing With deviltry did so accord, That he'd suggested to the Lord. The Master pondered this advice, Then shook and threw the fateful dice Wherewith all matters here below Are ordered, and observed the throw; Then bent His head in awful state, Confirming the decree of Fate. From every part of earth anew The conscious dust consenting flew, While rivers from their courses rolled To make it plastic for the mould. Enough collected (but no more, For niggard Nature hoards her store) He kneaded it to flexible clay, While Nick unseen threw some away. And then the various forms He cast, Gross organs first and finer last; No one at once evolved, but all By even touches grew and small Degrees advanced, till, shade by shade, To match all living things He'd made Females, complete in all their parts Except (His clay gave out) the hearts. "No matter," Satan cried; "with speed I'll fetch the very hearts they need" -- So flew away and soon brought back The number needed, in a sack. That night earth range with sounds of strife -- Ten million males each had a wife; That night sweet Peace her pinions spread O'er Hell -- ten million devils dead! G.J. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | The leadership of the United Nations, once only a hoped-for ideal, is now confirming its founders' vision. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Confirming" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 96.44% of the time. "Confirming" is used about 476 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 96.44% | 460 | 12,751 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 2.52% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.63% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.42% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 476 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "confirming". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Achim | N/A | Biblical | Confirming |
| Jakim | N/A | Biblical | Confirming |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "confirming": self-confirming. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
confirming | 4 |
confirming pregnancy | 3 |
authorization confirming letter | 3 |
confirming future morality vision | 2 |
alarm audiovox confirming extended range remote start system | 2 |
confirming house | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "confirming"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مؤيد (backed, backer, corroborative, corroborator, proponent, supported, supporter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 证实 (Attest, Attested, Attesting, Authenticate, authenticated, Authenticating, Confirm, confirmed, substantiate, substantiated, substantiating, substantiation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tilstille de valgte kandidater valgbreve,hvori deres mandat bekraeftes (to forward letters to the successful candidates confirming their election), Særprogram til befæstelse af EF-forskningens internationale rolle (Specific programme on confirming the international role of Community research), bevis for rigtigheden af de beløb,der skal betales (certificate confirming the correctness of the amounts to be paid), bevis for nøjagtigheden af de beløb,der skal betales (certificate confirming the correctness of the amounts to be paid), at konstatere tilstedevaerelsen af basofile granulocyter paa et objektglas (confirming the presence of the slide of red blood-corpuscles with basophilic stippling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verklaring ten bewijze van de juistheid der te betalen bedragen (certificate confirming the correctness of the amounts to be paid), Specifiek programma ter bevestiging van de internationale rol van het communautaire onderzoek (Specific programme on confirming the international role of Community research), de aanwezigheid van basofiel gekorrelde erythrocyten op het objectglaasje constateren (confirming the presence of the slide of red blood-corpuscles with basophilic stippling), aan de benoemde kennis geven van zijn benoeming (to forward letters to the successful candidates confirming their election). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | Erityisohjelma "Yhteisön tutkimuksen kansainvälisen aseman vahvistaminen". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | confirmant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verbriefend (confirming by documents). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βεβαίωση πιστοποιούσα την ακρίβεια των πληρωτέων ποσών (certificate confirming the correctness of the amounts to be paid), διαπίστωση της παρουσίας αιμοσφαιρίων με βασεόφιλη στίξη πάνω στην αντικειμενοφόρο πλάκα (confirming the presence of the slide of red blood-corpuscles with basophilic stippling), Eιδικό πρόγραμμα για την ?Εδραίωση του διεθνούς ρόλου της κοινοτικής έρευνας? (Specific programme on confirming the international role of Community research). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | sürgönyünk igazolásaképpen (confirming our cable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | costatare la presenza di emazie a granulazione basofila sul vetrino portaoggetti (confirming the presence of the slide of red blood-corpuscles with basophilic stippling), Programma specifico ?Confermare il ruolo internazionale della ricerca comunitaria? (Specific programme on confirming the international role of Community research), notificare ai candidati eletti le lettere di conferma del loro mandato (to forward letters to the successful candidates confirming their election), attestato certificante l'esattezza delle somme da pagare (certificate confirming the correctness of the amounts to be paid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 判明 (establishing, identifying, proving). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | は"めい (establishing, identifying, proving). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 확인 (Authenticating, check-in, identifying, validation, Verifying). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onfirmingcay constatar a presença de hematias de granulações basófilas na lâmina sanguínea (confirming the presence of the slide of red blood-corpuscles with basophilic stippling), certificado confirmando a exactidão dos montantes a pagar (certificate confirming the correctness of the amounts to be paid), Programa específico de afirmação do papel internacional da investigação comunitária (Specific programme on confirming the international role of Community research), enviar aos candidatos eleitos os documentos comprovativos do mandato parlamentar (to forward letters to the successful candidates confirming their election). (various references) adeveritor. (various references) dearbhadh (attesting). (various references) confirmar la presencia de hematíes con granulaciones basófilas en el portaobjetos (confirming the presence of the slide of red blood-corpuscles with basophilic stippling), certificado que da fe de la exactitud de las sumas que hay que pagar (certificate confirming the correctness of the amounts to be paid), Programa específico sobre ?Consolidación del papel internacional de la investigación comunitaria? (Specific programme on confirming the international role of Community research). (various references) bekräftande (affirmative, confirmation, confirmative, confirmatory, corroborant, corroboration, corroborative, verification). (various references) ategol (auxiliary, corroborative, supporting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | consolatio, consolatione, consolationem, consolationes, consolationis. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 15, Verse 41 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Dihrceto de thn surian kai kilikian episthrizwn taV ekklhsiaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Perambulabat autem Syriam et Ciliciam confirmans ecclesias |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he wente bi Sirie and Silice, and confermyde the chirche, comaundinge to kepe the heestis of apostlis and eldre men. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he went thorowe all Cyria and Cilicia stablisshynge the congregacions. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he went through Syria and Cilicia, making the churches stronger in the faith. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 15, Verse 41 |
| Albanian | Dhe përshkoi Sirinë dhe Kilikinë, duke i forcuar kishat. |
| Cebuano | Ug siya mibaktas agi sa Siria ug sa Cilicia, nga nakapalig-on sa mga iglesia. |
| Chinese | 他 就 走 遍 敘 利 亞 、 基 利 家 、 固 眾 教 會 。 |
| Croatian | proputova Siriju i Ciliciju, utvrðujuæi Crkve. |
| Danish | Men han rejste omkring i Syrien og Kilikien og styrkede Menighederne. |
| Dutch | En hij doorreisde Syrie en Cilicie, versterkende de Gemeenten. |
| Finnish | Ja hän vaelsi läpi Syyrian ja Kilikian vahvistaen seurakuntia. |
| French | Il parcourut la Syrie et la Cilicie, fortifiant les Églises. |
| German | Er zog aber durch Syrien und Zilizien und stärkte die Gemeinden. |
| Hungarian | És eljárá Siriát és Czilicziát, erõsítve a gyülekezeteket. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Mereka pun mengelilingi Siria dan Kilikia; di sana mereka menguatkan jemaat-jemaat. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dijajahinya benua Syam dan Kilikia, sambil menetapkan hati segala sidang jemaat itu. |
| Italian | E attraversando la Siria e la Cilicia, dava nuova forza alle comunit . |
| Maori | A haere ana ia ra Hiria, ra Kirikia, whakau ana i nga hahi. |
| Norwegian | Og han drog igjennem Syria og Kilikia og styrket menighetene. |
| Portuguese | E passou pela Síria e Cilícia, fortalecendo as igrejas. |
| Rumanian | El a strqbqtut Siria wi Cilicia, kntqrind Bisericile. |
| Russian | Й ТПИП"ЙМ уЙТЙА Й лЙМЙЛЙА, ХФЧЕТЦ"БС "ЕТЛЧЙ. |
| Shuar | Tura Siria nunkanmaani Wekaráktak, Yus-shuaran Ikiakárkutak Sirisianam jeamiayi. |
| Spanish | Luego recorría Siria y Cilicia, fortaleciendo a las iglesias. |
| Swahili | Katika safari hiyo alipitia Siria na Kilikia akiyaimarisha makanisa. |
| Swedish | och färdades genom Syrien och Cilicien och styrkte församlingarna. |
| Uma | Paulus pai' Silas mpodaoi' tana' Siria pai' Kilikia, mporohoi nono-ra topepangala' hi Pue' Yesus to hi ria. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "confirming": disconfirming, reconfirming. (additional references) | |
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"Confirming" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: confirmant. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "confirming" (pronounced kunfer"ming) |
| 5 | -f er" m i ng | affirming, firming, reaffirming. |
| 4 | -er" m i ng | squirming, terming. |
| 3 | -m i ng | acclaiming, aiming, alarming, arming, assuming, barnstorming, beaming, becoming, blaming, blooming, blossoming, bombing, booming, bottoming, brainstorming, brimming, calming, charming, claiming, climbing, combing, coming, condemning, conforming, consuming, cramming, damming, damning, daydreaming, deprogramming, diagraming, dimming, disarming, disclaiming, dooming, dreaming, drumming, dumbing, embalming, exclaiming, farming, filming, firebombing, flaming, foaming, forming, forthcoming, framing, fuming, gaming, gleaming, gloaming, grooming, harming, heartwarming, helming, hemming, homecoming, homing, humming, incoming, inflaming, informing, jamming, lambing, lemming, liming, looming, maiming, mainstreaming, misinforming, mushrooming, naming, nonperforming, numbing, oncoming, outperforming, overcoming, overwhelming, performing, plumbing, presuming, priming, proclaiming, programing, programming, ramming, rearming, reclaiming, redeeming, reforming, renaming, reprogramming, resuming, rhyming, roaming, rooming, scheming, screaming, seeming, shaming, shortcoming, skimming, slamming, slimming, steaming, stemming, storming, streaming, strumming, succumbing, summing, swarming, swimming, taming, teaming, teeming, thumbing, timing, transforming, trimming, unassuming, unbecoming, upcoming, vacuuming, warming, welcoming, zooming. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-f-g-i-i-m-n-n-o-r" | |
-1 letter: informing. | |
-2 letters: incoming, minoring. | |
-3 letters: coifing, coining, confirm, corning, firming, foining, forcing, forming, ironing, mincing, morning, omnific. | |
-4 letters: coming, congii, coning, coring, fining, firing, formic, gnomic, infirm, inform, ironic, micron, mignon, mining, minion, miring, origin, ricing, riming. | |
-5 letters: coign, conin, corgi, ficin, giron, gonif, groin, icing, imino, incog, inion, ionic, iring, micro, minor, orcin, orgic. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-f-g-i-i-m-n-n-o-r" | |
+2 letters: reconfirming. | |
+3 letters: disconfirming. | |
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