firm
verb/fɜːm/
/fɜːrm/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they firm | /fɜːm/ /fɜːrm/ |
| he / she / it firms | /fɜːmz/ /fɜːrmz/ |
| past simple firmed | /fɜːmd/ /fɜːrmd/ |
| past participle firmed | /fɜːmd/ /fɜːrmd/ |
| -ing form firming | /ˈfɜːmɪŋ/ /ˈfɜːrmɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] firm something to make something become stronger or harder
- Firm the soil around the plant.
- This product claims to firm your body in six weeks.
- [intransitive] firm (to/at…) (finance) (of shares, prices, etc.) to become steady or rise steadily
- The company's shares firmed 3p to 696p.
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French ferme, from Latin firmus.
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