firm

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /fɜɹm/, [fɝm]
• (RP) IPA: /fɜːm/

Noun

firm (plural firms)

1. (UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
2. (business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
3. (slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.

Translations

• Portuguese: firma
• Russian: фи́рма
• Spanish: firma

Translations

• French: entreprise
• Russian: фи́рма

Adjective

firm (comparative firmer, superlative firmest)

1. Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)

   It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.

2. Fixed (in opinion)

   a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent

   • He was firm that selling his company would a good choice and didn't let anyone talk him out of it.
3. Durable, rigid (material state)

   firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)

Translations

• German: befestigt, fest, fixiert
• Portuguese: firme
• Russian: кре́пкий
• Spanish: firme

Translations

• Italian: ferreo
• Portuguese: firme
• Russian: непоколеби́мый

Translations

• German: fest
• Portuguese: firme
• Russian: твёрдый
• Spanish: firme

Verb

firm (firms, present participle firming; past and past participle firmed)

1. (transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.
2. (transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
3. (intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.
4. (intransitive) To improve after decline.
5. (intransitive, Australia) To shorten (of betting odds).
6. (transitive, UK, slang) To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.

Translations

• Portuguese: firmar
• Spanish: afirmar

Translations

• Portuguese: firmar

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