French Conversation · Level 61
71 words
French word
affirmer
Pronunciation
IPA/afiʁme/
Meaning
- verbassert
Example
Elle affirme son innocence.
She asserts her innocence.
More examples
Il affirme que ce n'est pas lui.
He asserts that it isn't him.
Core concept
A claim held up confidently as settled truth.
Common phrases
affirmer que
assert that ___
affirmer son innocence
assert one's innocence
Similar words
dire: Say something aloud.
penser: Have a particular thought or belief.
assurer: Give a confident guarantee about something.
prétendre: Claim something without enough evidence.
Definition in French
Présenter une idée ou un fait comme vrai avec assurance.
Word origin
Affirmer is inherited through French from Latin affirmare, whose elements express making something firm or certain.
Usage tips
- Affirmer sounds more forceful and formal than dire, so dire or penser often gives a less committed statement.
Other meanings
- declareverb
- stateverb
Related words
- affirmationassertionnoun
- affirmatifaffirmativeadjective
- affirmédefiniteadjective