be+confident

  • 21confident */*/ — UK [ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt] / US [ˈkɑnfɪdənt] adjective 1) someone who is confident believes in their own abilities and so does not feel nervous or frightened a confident mood/smile/manner confident about: I was starting to feel more confident about the… …

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  • 22confident — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ We feel confident that these results are accurate. ▪ become …

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  • 23confident — [[t]kɒ̱nfɪdənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ that, ADJ prep If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to. I am confident that everything will come out right in time... Mr… …

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  • 24CONFIDENT — ENTE. s. Celui, celle à qui l on confie ses plus secrètes pensées. C est son confident. C est sa confidente. Achate était le confident d Énée. Il était le confident de toute l intrigue. J étais le confident de ses peines. Il fut trahi par son… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 25confident — adj. 1) confident of (confident of success) 2) confident that + clause (she was confident that she would succeed) * * * [ kɒnfɪd(ə)nt] confident that 4 clause (she was confident that she would succeed) confident of (confident of success) …

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  • 26confident — adjective 1 sure that you can do something or deal with a situation successfully: He gave her a confident smile. | be confident about: Joyce is very confident about using computers. 2 (not before noun) very sure that something is going to happen… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27confident — adjective Etymology: Latin confident , confidens, from present participle of confidere Date: circa 1567 1. full of conviction ; certain < confident of success > < confident that conditions will improve > 2. having or showin …

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  • 28CONFIDENT, ENTE — n. Celui, celle à qui l’on confie ses plus secrètes pensées. Il était le confident de toute l’intrigue. J’étais le confident de ses peines. Il fut trahi par son confident. Confident discret. Sa plus chère confidente. En termes de Théâtre, il se&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 29confident — confidently, adv. /kon fi deuhnt/, adj. 1. having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment. 2. sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one s own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self confident; bold: a&#8230; …

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  • 30confident*/*/*/ — [ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt] adj 1) certain about your abilities and not nervous or frightened a confident mood/smile/manner[/ex] I was starting to feel more confident about the exam.[/ex] 2) certain that something will happen or be successful We were&#8230; …

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