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firm

[ furm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

firmer, firmest.

not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid:
firm ground;
firm texture.
Antonyms: ,
securely fixed in place.
Synonyms: , ,
not shaking or trembling; steady:
a firm voice.
not likely to change; fixed; settled; unalterable:
a firm belief.
Synonyms:
steadfast or unwavering, as persons or principles:
firm friends.
Synonyms: , , ,
indicating firmness or determination:
a firm expression.
not fluctuating much or falling, as prices, values, etc.:
The stock market was firm today.

verb (used with object)

to make firm; tighten or strengthen (sometimes followed by up ):
to firm up one's hold on something.
to steady or fix (sometimes followed by up ):
to firm up prices.

verb (used without object)

to become firm or fixed (sometimes followed by up ):
Butter firms by churning.
(of prices, markets, etc.) to recover; become stronger, as after a decline (sometimes followed by up ):
Stock prices firmed again today.

adverb

firmer, firmest.

firmly:
He stood firm.

firm

[ furm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
Synonyms: , , ,
the name or title under which associated parties transact business:
the firm of Smith & Jones.

firm

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adjective

not soft or yielding to a touch or pressure; rigid; solid
securely in position; stable or stationary
definitely established; decided; settled
enduring or steady; constant
having determination or strength; resolute
(of prices, markets, etc) tending to rise

adverb

in a secure, stable, or unyielding manner
he stood firm over his obligation to pay

verb

sometimes foll by up to make or become firm
intr horse racing (of a horse) to shorten in odds

firm

/ ��ɜː�� /

noun

a business partnership
any commercial enterprise
a team of doctors and their assistants
slang.
1. a gang of criminals
2. a gang of football hooligans

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Derived Forms

ˈ�ھ��Ա��, noun
ˈ�ھ��, adverb

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Other �y��vlog Forms

�ھ��·�� adverb
�ھ��·�Ա�� noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of firm¹

First recorded in 1300–50; from Latin firmus; replacing Middle English ferm(e), from Middle French ferm(e), from Latin

Origin of firm²

First recorded in 1565–75; from Spanish firma “signature” (hence, legal name of a partnership), noun derivative of firmar “to sign,” from Latin �ھ�� “to strengthen, confirm,” derivative of firmus firm ¹

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of firm¹

C14: from Latin firmus

Origin of firm²

C16 (in the sense: signature): from Spanish firma signature, title of a partnership or business concern, from firmar to sign, from Latin �ھ�� to confirm, from firmus firm

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Synonym Study

Firm, hard, solid, stiff are applied to substances that tend to retain their form unaltered in spite of pressure or force. Firm often implies that something has been brought from a yielding state to a fixed or elastic one: An increased amount of pectin makes jellies firm. Hard is applied to substances so resistant that it is difficult to make any impression upon their surface or to penetrate their interior: as hard as a stone. Solid is applied to substances that without external support retain their form and resist pressure: Water in the form of ice is solid. It sometimes denotes the opposite of hollow: a solid block of marble. Stiff implies rigidity that resists a bending force: as stiff as a poker.

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