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US
/ˈfɝm/
]
[ UK /fˈɜːm/ ]
[ UK /fˈɜːm/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
a firm step
his voice was firm and confident -
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
a man of unbendable perseverence
steadfast resolve
a firm mouth
unwavering loyalty
firm convictions -
not subject to revision or change
a firm contract
a firm offer -
securely established
holds a firm position as the country's leading poet -
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
loyal supporters
a firm ally
fast friends
the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe -
possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
firm muscles -
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
stocks are still firm -
strong and sure
a firm grasp
gave a strong pull on the rope -
securely fixed in place
the post was still firm after being hit by the car -
not soft or yielding to pressure
a firm mattress
solid ground
the snow was firm underfoot
NOUN
-
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
he worked for a brokerage house
VERB
-
become taut or tauter
Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
the rope tautened -
make taut or tauter
tauten a rope
ADVERB
-
with resolute determination
we firmly believed it
you must stand firm
How To Use firm In A Sentence
- An AFTRA statement confirmed the issues' importance, calling the 1% increase the union's "primary objective" in the bargaining. Jonathan Handel: AFTRA, Networks Reach New Three Year Deal
- A horizontal merger may enable the new entity to set price and output in the same manner as a single-firm monopolist, with the same consequences for consumer welfare.
- I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog. The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
- A bit of background about me - I do hardware, firmware, and driver development by profession, so I think I'm qualified to provide a guess as to what and where it went wrong: for any computer, there's the initial "bootloader," which is what we commonly refer to as Discussions: Message List - root
- Firm words , air shower and broadband are three major key products of the firm net operator.
- Going into the large yard, he cut two oaken wedges, took a new wheel, and drove a wedge firmly into one end of its axle-box. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore
- So much so that when he tried out a few of his character's screen tricks on his family, they put him firmly in his place. The Sun
- The firm employs ten people and hires drivers when required.
- The firms restructured in different ways. Times, Sunday Times
- Contrary to what has been claimed, the theory is not insulated against attempts to disconfirm it.
