confermare

to confirm

verb kon-fer-MAH-reh Common

Origin: Latin confirmare (to make firm), from com- + firmare

Also means

to verify, to reaffirm

Usage Note

Confermare is a regular -are verb. It is used in formal contexts (La preghiamo di confermare la sua presenza, 'Please confirm your attendance') and everyday speech (puoi confermare l'orario?, 'can you confirm the time?'). The reflexive confermarsi means 'to prove oneself' or 'to be confirmed as': si è confermato campione ('he confirmed himself as champion').

Examples

"Puoi confermare la tua prenotazione?"

Natural Translation

Can you confirm your reservation?

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