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  • 1confident — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ We feel confident that these results are accurate. ▪ become …

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  • 2confident — con|fi|dent W3S2 [ˈkɔnfıdənt US ˈka:n ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of confidere; CONFIDE] 1.) [not before noun] sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect confident (that) ▪ We are… …

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  • 3confident — 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… …

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  • 4confident — 01. She is very [confident] that she will win the game because she has beaten her opponent a number of times in the past. 02. The high mark he received on his test really helped to increase his [confidence] in his ability to write an essay. 03.… …

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  • 5confident — confident, assured, sanguine, sure, presumptuous arecomparable as applied to a person or to his temperament, looks, manner, acts, or utterances with the meaning not inhibited by doubts, fears, or a sense of inferiority. Confident may imply a… …

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  • 6confident — [[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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  • 7confident — adjective a) being very sure of or positive about something b) self confident Ant: insecure See Also: confidant, confidante …

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  • 8very — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Very is used with these nouns: ↑antithesis, ↑brink, ↑centre, ↑core, ↑corner, ↑day, ↑edge, ↑end, ↑essence, ↑existence, ↑fundamentals, ↑ …

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  • 9confidant - confident — ◊ confidant Confidant is a noun. A confidant is a person who you discuss your private problems and worries with. You use the spelling confidante when the person is a woman. ...Colonel House, a friend and confidant of President Woodrow Wilson. She …

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  • 10Quietly Confident Quartet — The Quietly Confident Quartet was the self given name of the Australian men s 4 times; 100 m medley relay swimming team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The victory is the only time that the United States have not… …

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