firm
/fɜɹm/ verb C1- To make firm or strong; fix securely.
- To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
- To become firm; stabilise.
- To improve after decline.
- To grit one's teeth and bear; to push through something unpleasant. · I know you aren't feeling well, but just firm it.
He/she/it firms · Past firmed · Past participle firmed · -ing form firming
Verb forms
- Base form
- firm
- He/she/it
- firms
- Past
- firmed
- Past participle
- firmed
- -ing form
- firming
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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As our firm specializes entirely upon the assessment of machinery the matter hardly comes within our purview, and we have therefore recommended Mr.
The master of the house heard with real sorrow that they were to go so soon, and repeatedly tried to persuade Miss Bennet that it would not be safe for her--that she was not enough recovered; but Jane was firm where she felt herself to be right.
“I’d have stayed on good firm ground and let them dare away.
They became firm friends.
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