Betekenis van confirm In het Nederlands

• 0 to make an arrangement or meeting certain, often by phone or writing:

  • [ + that ] Six people have confirmed that they will be attending and ten haven't replied yet.

  • Flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure.

  • I've accepted the job over the phone, but I haven't confirmed in writing yet.

• 1 to prove that a belief or an opinion that was previously not completely certain is true:

  • [ + question word ] The smell of cigarette smoke confirmed what he had suspected: there had been a party in his absence.

  • [ + (that) ] Her announcement confirmed (that) she would be resigning as CEO.

  • The young man's kindness confirmed her faith in young people.

• 2 to accept someone formally as a full member of the Christian Church at a special ceremony

• 3 to make an arrangement, plan, or meeting certain or fixed:

  • The hotel has confirmed our reservation.

  • [ + that clause ] Seventy people have confirmed that they will attend the conference.

• 4 to approve someone or something officially by formal agreement:

  • His appointment has not been confirmed by the Senate.

• 5 to prove or state the truth of something that was previously not completely certain:

  • [ + that clause ] Health officials confirmed that there’s a flu epidemic underway.

• 6 in some Christian religions, to formally accept someone as a member

• 7 to make an arrangement or meeting certain, often by phone or writing:

  • confirm that So far ten people have confirmed that they will be attending the meeting.

  • When initial appointments are made over the telephone, these should also be confirmed in writing.

  • No contract exists until the company confirms by email that their order has been dispatched.

  • The group said it expected another $5 billion of orders to be confirmed soon.

• 8 to prove or say that something is true:

  • Britain's biggest dairy company yesterday confirmed 3,450 job losses.

  • They refused to confirm or deny speculation that the company was to close.