🏢firm

noun/adjective
/fɜːrm/

Meaning

a business organization, or solid and steady
solid; stable; strong; not yielding to pressure

Example Sentences

She works at a law firm in the city.

She has a firm grip on the rope.

Example Expressions

stand firm

Synonyms

company, business, solid, steady, strong, stable
Entry 1
company, business, solid, steady, strong
Entry 2
solid, strong, steady, stable

Antonyms

weak, unstable, soft, loose
Entry 1
weak, unstable
Entry 2
soft, weak, loose, unstable

Collocations

law firm, consulting firm, firm decision, firm grip, firm ground, firm handshake
Entry 1
law firm, consulting firm, firm decision, firm grip
Entry 2
firm grip, firm decision, firm ground, firm handshake

More Example Sentences

They forgot to confirm the booking.

We refuse to cancel the plan firmly.

He refuses to accept unfair terms firmly.

She refuses to change her decision firmly.

She refused to share private details firmly.

I stopped worrying after I got the confirmation.

We are allowed to change the booking only when customer support confirms it.

A lifeguard saves a swimmer at a crowded beach on a hot summer afternoon after spotting someone struggling in the deep water and immediately grabs a rescue float then sprints across the sand and dives into the waves reaching the swimmer within seconds and pulls him safely back to the shore where a paramedic checks his condition and confirms he is fine

A scientist discovers a new plant in a tropical rainforest during a three-month research trip and carefully documents its features by taking photographs and collecting samples to study back at the university lab where her team analyzes the plant's unique properties and compares them with known species before confirming that it is indeed a new discovery and publishing the findings in a respected scientific journal.

A lifeguard saves a swimmer at a crowded beach on a hot summer afternoon after spotting someone struggling in the deep water and immediately grabs a rescue float then sprints across the sand and dives into the waves reaching the swimmer within seconds and pulls him safely back to the shore where a paramedic checks his condition and confirms he is fine and the beachgoers applaud the lifeguard's quick and brave action.

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