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firm
1[ furm ]
adjective
- not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid:
firm ground;
firm texture.
- securely fixed in place.
- not shaking or trembling; steady:
a firm voice.
a firm belief.
Synonyms: confirmed
- steadfast or unwavering, as persons or principles:
firm friends.
Synonyms: reliable, staunch, immovable, determined
- 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
- firmly:
He stood firm.
firm
1/ fɜːm /
noun
- a business partnership
- any commercial enterprise
- a team of doctors and their assistants
- slang.
- a gang of criminals
- a gang of football hooligans
firm
2/ fɜːm /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈfirmness, noun
- ˈfirmly, adverb
Other Words From
- firm·ly adverb
- firm·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of firm1
Word History and Origins
Origin of firm1
Origin of firm2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That firm is owned by Cathy O’Neil, a data scientist and the author of Weapons of Math Destruction, one of the seminal popular books on AI bias, who has advocated for AI audits for years.
The firm that was portrayed, or at least was the inspiration for “The Wolf of Wall Street,” was Stratton Oakmont.
His firm didn’t make the investment, but when the former Economist science writer took over, the company was able to nab a seed round from PG&E and SoCal Gas, California’s two massive utilities.
He worked on Wall Street and then established a successful private equity firm in Philadelphia.
The firm wants Honor Court case files, “notes, findings and conclusions.”
First, his credentials: He did international mergers and acquisitions at Lazard, a financial and asset management firm.
But my sources, my young women and their mother, heroically held firm.
Indeed, as an almost purely advisory firm, Lazard is (appropriately) barely affected by the Dodd-Frank reforms.
Currier and Ives was a printmaking firm based out of New York City from 1834 to 1907.
Business questions are raised—who starts a PE firm and bails on it in a matter of mere months?
Louis stood firm, though pale and respectful, before the resentful gaze of Elizabeth.
Their glances met, she holding him always at arm's length by that grip upon his shoulders, a grip that was firm and nervous.
The Spanish troops did not care to venture past a block of buildings in which were the offices and stores of a British firm.
In fact, on the palm a small drop of blood showed distinctly against the firm, pink flesh.
Some of them, more imaginative, declared that Mrs. Charmington was even a sleeping partner in the saponaceous firm.
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