Definition of Firm

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Definition of Firm

Firm

Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent.

Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land.

Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.

The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.

To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.

To fix or direct with firmness.

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Firm Quotations

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.
Barack Obama

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Abraham Lincoln

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
Abraham Lincoln

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
Abraham Lincoln

It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
Mohandas Gandhi

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
Confucius

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.
Socrates

Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.
William Shakespeare

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
Thomas Paine

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
Thomas Paine

Firm Translations

firm in Afrikaans is ferm, firma, stewig
firm in Danish is fast, firma
firm in Dutch is gevestigd, vast, stevig, hecht
firm in Finnish is luja
firm in French is social, robuste, maison de commerce, ferme, solide
firm in German is fest, Betriebe, standhaft
firm in Italian is comitiva, ditta
firm in Latin is firmus, destinatus, stabilis, pertinax, obstinatus
firm in Norwegian is firma, fast, standhaftig
firm in Portuguese is firma
firm in Swedish is orubblig, stadig, fast, firma

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