/fɜːm/
Translation
Hard and solid, and not changing shape when you press it. As a noun, a firm is a company.
Word origin
From Latin firmus, meaning strong or steady. The business sense came later, from a firm signature on an agreement.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- firmus
- English cognates
- confirm
Examples
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"Firm" means hard, not soft.
grip.
Here "firm" means strong and steady.
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As a noun, a "firm" is a business with several workers.
Used in
Grammar articles
(5)Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
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