firmly

firm ¹

 (fûrm)

adj. firm·er, firm·est

1. Resistant to externally applied pressure.

2. Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue: firm muscles.

3. Securely fixed in place: Despite being hit by the car, the post was still firm.

4. Indicating or possessed of determination or resolution: a firm voice.

5. Constant; steadfast: a firm ally.

6.

a. Not subject to change; fixed and definite: a firm bargain; a firm offer.

b. Unfluctuating; steady: Stock prices are still firm.

7. Strong and sure: a firm grasp.

tr. & intr.v. firmed, firm·ing, firms

To make or become firm. Often used with up.

adv. firmer, firmest

Without wavering; resolutely: stand firm.

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[Middle English ferm, from Old French, from Latin firmus; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

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firm′ly adv.

firm′ness n.

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firm ²

 (fûrm)

n.

1. A business enterprise.

2. An unincorporated business, particularly a partnership.

3. The name or designation under which a company transacts business.

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[Italian firma, from firmare, to ratify by signature, from Medieval Latin firmāre, from Latin, to confirm, from firmus, firm; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	firmly - with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" firm, steadfastly, unwaveringly
	2.	firmly - in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely" securely
	3.	firmly - with firmness; "held hard to the railing" hard

firmly

adverb

1. securely, safely, tightly The door is locked and the windows are firmly shut.

2. immovably, securely, steadily, like a rock, unflinchingly, enduringly, motionlessly, unshakably boards firmly fixed to metal posts in the ground

3. steadily, securely, tightly, unflinchingly She held me firmly by the elbow.

4. resolutely, strictly, staunchly, steadfastly, determinedly, through thick and thin, with decision, with a rod of iron, definitely, unwaveringly, unchangeably Political opinions are firmly held.

Translations

بِثَبات، بِصَرامَه

pevněrozhodně

fast

fest

firmemente

fermementfortementsolidement

óbifanlega

con fermezzadecisamentefermamenteseveramentesolidamente

крепкотвёрдо

čvrstoodločnotrdno

kesin olarak

坚定地

firmly

[ˈfɜːmlɪ] ADV

1. (= unwaveringly) [fixed, entrenched] → firmemente
she had her eye firmly fixed on the dog → tenía la mirada fija en el perro

2. (= staunchly) [believe] → firmemente, con firmeza
the crowd was firmly behind him → tenía todo el apoyo del público, el público le apoyaba firmemente
they remain firmly opposed/committed to the plan → se mantienen firmes en su oposición/entrega al proyecto

3. (= decisively, severely) [speak, say] → con firmeza

firmly

[ˈfɜː^rmli] adv

(= securely) [rest, hold] → fermement; [shut, attached] → bien

[believe] → fermement

[say, tell] → avec fermeté

firmly

adv

(= securely) place, hold, anchored, shut, established, set, stuck → fest; fix → sicher; bake until firmly set → so lange backen, bis es fest (geworden) ist; she had her sights firmly set on a career in politics → sie hatte sich eine Karriere in der Politik fest vorgenommen; it was held firmly in place with a pin → es wurde von einer Nadel festgehalten; these novels were firmly based on reality → diese Romane beruhten vollständig auf tatsächlichen Ereignissen; firmly established/in place (fig) → fest etabliert; to be firmly in control of something → etw fest in der Hand haben; she is firmly opposed to the proposal/to doing it → sie ist strikt gegen den Vorschlag/dagegen, es zu tun; to be firmly committed to something/to doing something → sich voll für etw einsetzen/dafür einsetzen, etw zu tun; firmly held opinions → feste Ansichten

(= definitely) say, tell → bestimmt; reject → entschieden; deny → energisch; I shall tell her quite firmly that … → ich werde ihr klipp und klar sagen, dass …

firmly

[ˈfɜːmlɪ] adv (fixed) → saldamente, solidamente; (speak) → con fermezza; (believe) → fermamente

firm¹

(fəːm) adjective

1. (fixed) strong and steady. a firm handshake. stewige handdruk قَوي، ثابِت стабилен firme pevný fest fast; solid σταθερός, γερός, στέρεοςfirme, sólido tugev سفت luja solideיציב, חזק स्थिर, दृढ़, अचल jak, cvrst, postojan szilárd mantap þéttur, stöðugur, fastur fermo, sicuro しっかりとした 굳은, 견고한 tvirtas ciets; stingrs erat stevigfast, solid, stabilmocny کلک firme tare; solid крепкий pevný čvrst čvrst fast, stadig มั่นคง sert 緊緊的 міцний, твердий محکم mạnh mẽ; chắc chắn 紧紧的

2. decided; not changing one's mind. a firm refusal. vaste ثابِت، مُصَمِّم непоколебим firme rozhodný entschlossen fast; urokkelig ακλόνητος, αμετάκλητοςfirme kindel قطعی päättäväinen résoluאיתן दृढ़ nepokolebljiv, nepopustljiv határozott tegas óbifanlegur fermo, risoluto 断固とした 확고한 tvirtas, nepalenkiamas stingrs; nelokāms; nemainīgs kukuh vastberadenfaststanowczy کلک،قطعی firme hotărât твёрдый, непоколебимый rozhodný odločen odlučan bestämd, orubblig ที่ตัดสินใจแล้วไม่มีเปลี่ยนใจ kesin 堅決的 рішучий; непохитний پختہ xác định; không thay đổi 坚决的

ˈfirmly adverb

vas; beslis; ferm بِثَبات، بِصَرامَه солидно firmemente pevně; rozhodně fest fast; solidt; urokkeligt σταθεράfirmemente kindlalt بطور محکم یا قاطع lujasti fermement בִּתקִיפוּת दृढ़तापूर्वक jako, cvrsto szilárdan, határozottan dengan tegas óbifanlega fermamente しっかりと 확고하게 tvirtai stingri; nelokāmi dengan kukuh stevig, vastberadenfast, bestemt stanowczo په ټينګه، په كلكه firmemente cu fermitate крепко pevne čvrsto čvrsto stadigt, bestämt อย่างแข็งแรงมั่นคง kesin olarak 堅定地 твердо, рішуче مضبوطی سے vững chắc; kiên quyết 坚定地