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firm
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /f??m/, [f?m]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??m/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m
Etymology 1
From Italian firma (“signature”), from firmare (“to sign”), from Latin firmare (“to make firm, to confirm (by signature)”), from firmus (“firm, stable”). The contemporary sense developed in the 18th century simultaneously with German Firma (“business, name of business”). There are conflicting statements in the literature as to which of the two languages influenced which.
Noun
firm (plural firms)
- (Britain, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
- (business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
- (slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.
Derived terms
- The Firm
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Latin firmus (“strong, steady”). Doublet of dharma.
Adjective
firm (comparative firmer, superlative firmest)
- Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
- Fixed (in opinion)
- He was firm that selling his company would a good choice and didn't let anyone talk him out of it.
- Durable, rigid (material state)
- firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
firm (third-person singular simple present firms, present participle firming, simple past and past participle firmed)
- (transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.
- (transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
- (intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.
- (intransitive) To improve after decline.
- (intransitive, Australia) To shorten (of betting odds).
- (transitive, Britain, 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
Further reading
- Firm in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- FRIM, fMRI, frim
German
Etymology
From Latin firmus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??m/
Adjective
firm (comparative firmer, superlative am firmsten)
- (somewhat dated) experienced, well versed
Declension
Further reading
- “firm” in Duden online
Polish
Noun
firm f
- genitive plural of firma
Zoogocho Zapotec
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish firma.
Noun
firm
- signature
Derived terms
- chgo?o firm
- cho?o firm
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish firme.
Adjective
firm
- firm, fixed
References
- Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)?[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 220
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institution
English
Etymology
From Old French institution, from Latin instit?ti?, from institu? (“to set up”), from in- (“in, on”) + statu? (“to set up, establish”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nst??tju???n/, /??nst??t?u???n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??nst??tu???n/
Noun
institution (countable and uncountable, plural institutions)
- A custom or practice of a society or community.
- The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.
- An organization similarly long established and respected, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
- The University of the South Pacific is the only internationally-accredited institution of higher education in Oceania.
- The building or buildings which house such an organization.
- He's been in an institution since the crash.
- (informal) Other places or businesses similarly long established and respected.
- Over time, the local pub has become something of an institution.
- 2009 February 19, Gareth Lewis, Southern Daily Echo:
- "They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy."
- (informal) A person similarly long established in a place, position, or field.
- She's not just any old scholar; she is an institution.
- The act of instituting something.
- The institution of higher speed limits was a popular move but increased the severity of crashes.
- (Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
- (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.
Synonyms
- establishment
Derived terms
- academic institution
- educational institution
- research institution
Related terms
- institute
- institutional
- institutionalism
- institutionalist
Translations
References
- institution at OneLook Dictionary Search
- institution in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "institution" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 168.
- institution in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- institution in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Danish
Etymology
From Latin ?nstit?ti?.
Noun
institution c (singular definite institutionen, plural indefinite institutioner)
- institution
Inflection
Derived terms
References
- “institution” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From Latin ?nstit?ti?.
Pronunciation
Noun
institution f (plural institutions)
- institution
Further reading
- “institution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin ?nstit?ti?.
Noun
institution c
- an institution (an established organization)
- an institution (a habit)
- an institution (a person)
- a department (at a university)
- datavetenskapliga institutionen
- department of computer science
- institutionen för fysik
- department of physics
- datavetenskapliga institutionen
Declension
Related terms
- instituera
- institut
- institutionalisera
- institutionell
- kulturinstitution
Further reading
- institution in Svensk ordbok.
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