MEANING
State again that a belief, promise, or decision remains in force.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- reaffirm a commitment
- reaffirm support
On the page
The council reaffirmed its commitment to the agreed timetable.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- reaffirm
- Past tense
- reaffirmed
- Past participle
- reaffirmed
- Present participle
- reaffirming
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- reaffirm
- Present continuous
- am/is/are reaffirming
- Present perfect
- have/has reaffirmed
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been reaffirming
- Past
- reaffirmed
- Past continuous
- was/were reaffirming
- Past perfect
- had reaffirmed
- Past perfect continuous
- had been reaffirming
- Future
- will reaffirm
- Future continuous
- will be reaffirming
- Future perfect
- will have reaffirmed
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been reaffirming
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: reaffirm; reaffirms; reaffirmed; reaffirmed; reaffirming Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: reaffirms.
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