Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to reaffirm
Participle: reaffirmed
Gerund: reaffirming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | reaffirm |
| you | reaffirm |
| he;she;it | reaffirms |
| we | reaffirm |
| you | reaffirm |
| they | reaffirm |
Perfect
| I | have reaffirmed |
| you | have reaffirmed |
| he;she;it | has reaffirmed |
| we | have reaffirmed |
| you | have reaffirmed |
| they | have reaffirmed |
Past
| I | reaffirmed |
| you | reaffirmed |
| he;she;it | reaffirmed |
| we | reaffirmed |
| you | reaffirmed |
| they | reaffirmed |
Pluperfect
| I | had reaffirmed |
| you | had reaffirmed |
| he;she;it | had reaffirmed |
| we | had reaffirmed |
| you | had reaffirmed |
| they | had reaffirmed |
Future
| I | will reaffirm |
| you | will reaffirm |
| he;she;it | will reaffirm |
| we | will reaffirm |
| you | will reaffirm |
| they | will reaffirm |
Future Perfect
| I | will have reaffirmed |
| you | will have reaffirmed |
| he;she;it | will have reaffirmed |
| we | will have reaffirmed |
| you | will have reaffirmed |
| they | will have reaffirmed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | reaffirm |
| you | reaffirm |
| he;she;it | reaffirm |
| we | reaffirm |
| you | reaffirm |
| they | reaffirm |
Perfect
| I | have reaffirmed |
| you | have reaffirmed |
| he;she;it | have reaffirmed |
| we | have reaffirmed |
| you | have reaffirmed |
| they | have reaffirmed |
Imperfect
| I | reaffirmed |
| you | reaffirmed |
| he;she;it | reaffirmed |
| we | reaffirmed |
| you | reaffirmed |
| they | reaffirmed |
Pluperfect
| I | had reaffirmed |
| you | had reaffirmed |
| he;she;it | had reaffirmed |
| we | had reaffirmed |
| you | had reaffirmed |
| they | had reaffirmed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would reaffirm |
| you | would reaffirm |
| he;she;it | would reaffirm |
| we | would reaffirm |
| you | would reaffirm |
| they | would reaffirm |
Perfect
| I | would have reaffirmed |
| you | would have reaffirmed |
| he;she;it | would have reaffirmed |
| we | would have reaffirmed |
| you | would have reaffirmed |
| they | would have reaffirmed |
Imperative
| you | reaffirm |
| we | Let's reaffirm |
| you | reaffirm |
Verbs conjugated like 'reaffirm'
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 'reaffirm'
affirm,
reaffix,
afform,
disaffirm,
efform,
misaffirm,
re-form,
reaffect,
reaim,
reair,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1611, "to confirm anew," from re- "back, again" + affirm (q.v.). Meaning "to assert anew" is recorded from 1842.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Italic *wre-
4. Latin re-der.
5. Old French re-bor.
6. Middle English re-
7. English re-
8. English affirm
9. English reaffirm
10. From re- + affirm.
Sample Sentences
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Amid the heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the Japan-US "2+2" (Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting) joint statement issued in Tokyo on March 16, 2021 noted that "the ministers underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait". Needless to say, this statement was made with the "Taiwan clause" in mind, which labels "the maintenance of peace and security in the Taiwan region" a "most important factor" for the security of Japan. The "Taiwan clause," which unlike the "Korea clause" had not been renewed since the 1969 Japan-US Joint Statement, was thereby reaffirmed after more than half a century. [2022 February 15, Hideya Kurata, “[Research Reports] "Ad Hoc US-China Concert" on the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait Issue”, in Japan Institute of International Affairs, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2022:]
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The recent tragedy served only to reaffirm his faith.
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They standardize the terminology that professionals should use with patients and reaffirms the role that an endocrinologist should play in the patient’s broader individualized care. [2024 February 26, Jen Christiansen, “First on CNN: Major medical society re-examines clinical guidelines for gender-affirming care”, in CNN:]