confident

confident
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 confident next year's profits will be higher.
▪ He is quietly confident that there will be no problems this time.
confident of
▪ The Prime Minister appeared relaxed and confident of winning an overall majority.
▪ The company is confident of success .
confident about
▪ I feel quite confident about the future.
2.) sure that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully
▪ Despite her disability, Philippa is very confident.
confident about
▪ I feel much more confident about myself and my abilities these days.
confident smile/voice/manner etc
▪ He began to read in a calm, confident voice.
3.) sure that something is true
confident (that)
▪ We are confident we have done nothing wrong.
▪ He began to feel confident that Zaborski was only guessing.
▪ It is not possible to give a confident answer to the question whether the delay was unreasonable.
>confidently adv
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HINT
Do not confuse with the noun confidant (=someone you tell secrets or personal things to).
WORD FOCUS: confident
confident about your abilities: confident, self-confident, sure of yourself, assured, poised
too confident: overconfident, cocky, brash
not confident: lack confidence, be insecure, be unsure of yourself
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • confident — Confident, [confid]ente. s. Celuy à qui l on confie ses plus secrettes pensées. C est son confident. c est sa confidente. il estoit le confident de toute l intrigue. il fut trahi par son confident. confident discret, sa plus chere confidente …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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