CONFIDENT


Meaning of CONFIDENT in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ appear , be , feel , look , seem , sound

We feel ~ that these results are accurate.

▪ become , get , grow

He's becoming more ~ as he gets older.

She gradually grew more ~.

▪ remain

▪ make sb

Going to college has made her more ~.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ highly , remarkably

▪ absolutely , completely , entirely , fully , supremely , totally

▪ overly

He was overly ~, perhaps to the point of arrogance.

▪ increasingly

▪ reasonably

▪ 100% , 95% , etc.

I'm 95% ~ of success.

▪ quietly , serenely

He came out of the interview feeling quietly ~.

She sauntered onto the set, looking serenely ~.

▪ socially

young people who appear to be socially ~, but inside are a bundle of neuroses

PREPOSITION

▪ about

We are ~ about the future.

▪ in

I'm very ~ in our ability to maintain leadership.

▪ of

I'm fully ~ of winning the title.

Confident is used with these nouns: ↑ assertion , ↑ expectation , ↑ manner , ↑ mood , ↑ prediction , ↑ stride

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .