affirm – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of affirm

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to affirm
Participle: affirmed
Gerund: affirming

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iaffirm
youaffirm
he;she;itaffirms
weaffirm
youaffirm
theyaffirm

Perfect

Ihave affirmed
youhave affirmed
he;she;ithas affirmed
wehave affirmed
youhave affirmed
theyhave affirmed

Past

Iaffirmed
youaffirmed
he;she;itaffirmed
weaffirmed
youaffirmed
theyaffirmed

Pluperfect

Ihad affirmed
youhad affirmed
he;she;ithad affirmed
wehad affirmed
youhad affirmed
theyhad affirmed

Future

Iwill affirm
youwill affirm
he;she;itwill affirm
wewill affirm
youwill affirm
theywill affirm

Future Perfect

Iwill have affirmed
youwill have affirmed
he;she;itwill have affirmed
wewill have affirmed
youwill have affirmed
theywill have affirmed

Subjunctive

Present

Iaffirm
youaffirm
he;she;itaffirm
weaffirm
youaffirm
theyaffirm

Perfect

Ihave affirmed
youhave affirmed
he;she;ithave affirmed
wehave affirmed
youhave affirmed
theyhave affirmed

Imperfect

Iaffirmed
youaffirmed
he;she;itaffirmed
weaffirmed
youaffirmed
theyaffirmed

Pluperfect

Ihad affirmed
youhad affirmed
he;she;ithad affirmed
wehad affirmed
youhad affirmed
theyhad affirmed

Conditional

Present

Iwould affirm
youwould affirm
he;she;itwould affirm
wewould affirm
youwould affirm
theywould affirm

Perfect

Iwould have affirmed
youwould have affirmed
he;she;itwould have affirmed
wewould have affirmed
youwould have affirmed
theywould have affirmed

Imperative

youaffirm
weLet's affirm
youaffirm

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam affirming
youare affirming
he;she;itis affirming
weare affirming
youare affirming
theyare affirming

Perfect

Ihave been affirming
youhave been affirming
he;she;ithas been affirming
wehave been affirming
youhave been affirming
theyhave been affirming

Past

Iwas affirming
youwere affirming
he;she;itwas affirming
wewere affirming
youwere affirming
theywere affirming

Pluperfect

Ihad been affirming
youhad been affirming
he;she;ithad been affirming
wehad been affirming
youhad been affirming
theyhad been affirming

Future

Iwill be affirming
youwill be affirming
he;she;itwill be affirming
wewill be affirming
youwill be affirming
theywill be affirming

Future Perfect

Iwill have been affirming
youwill have been affirming
he;she;itwill have been affirming
wewill have been affirming
youwill have been affirming
theywill have been affirming

Conditional

Present

Iwould be affirming
youwould be affirming
he;she;itwould be affirming
wewould be affirming
youwould be affirming
theywould be affirming

Perfect

Iwould have been affirming
youwould have been affirming
he;she;itwould have been affirming
wewould have been affirming
youwould have been affirming
theywould have been affirming

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'affirm'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'affirm'

afform, affile, affine, affix, afford, efform, firm, infirm, obfirm, reaffirm,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

assert
declare, swear, maintain, warrant, aver, claim, depose, state
approve
confirm, endorse, establish, ratify

Antonyms

to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed
aver, double down, maintain, stand firm, stand one's ground, recant, uphold
approve
disapprove, reject, disavow, disown

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1330, from O.Fr. afermer, from L. affirmare "to make steady, strengthen, corroborate," from ad- "to" + firmare "strengthen, make firm," from firmus "strong" (see firm (adj.)). Spelling refashioned 16c. on L. model. Affirmation in law, the Quaker alternative to oath-taking, is attested from 1695. Affirmative "answering yes" is from c,1400, from use in logic; affirmative action "positive effort by employers to prevent discrimination against minority groups in hiring or promotion" is from 1935; now often used more generally for policies such as hiring quotas.
2. From Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfirmare (“to present as fixed, aver, affirm”), from ad (“to”) + firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”). By surface analysis, af- + firm. See: Middle English 'affermen', Latin 'affirmare'.

Verbs referencing "affirm"

Cornish afia.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] to buy any clothes she thought best; and that two new silk dresses, and a bonnet, had been sent for from Boston. As to the propriety of this extraordinary outlay, the public mind was divided,—some affirming that it was well enough, all things considered, for once in one's life, and others stoutly affirming that the money had better have been sent to the missionaries; but all parties agreed that [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] As to the propriety of this extraordinary outlay, the public mind was divided,—some affirming that it was well enough, all things considered, for once in one's life, and others stoutly affirming that the money had better have been sent to the missionaries; but all parties agreed that there had been no such parasol seen in those parts as had been sent on from New York, and that she had one [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)