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Definition of reaffirm verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reaffirm

verb
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːm/
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːrm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reaffirm
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːm/
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːrm/
he / she / it reaffirms
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːmz/
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːrmz/
past simple reaffirmed
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːmd/
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːrmd/
past participle reaffirmed
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːmd/
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːrmd/
-ing form reaffirming
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːmɪŋ/
 
/ˌriːəˈfɜːrmɪŋ/
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  1. reaffirm something to state something again in order to emphasize that it is still true
    • The President reaffirmed his commitment to democratic elections.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryReaffirm is used with these nouns as the object:
    • belief
    • commitment
    • importance
    See full entry
See reaffirm in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee reaffirm in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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