Which is correct: "confirm with somebody" or "confirm to somebody"?
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00:00 Which Is Correct: &Quot;Confirm With Somebody&Quot; Or &Quot;Confirm To Somebody&Quot;?
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00:21 Accepted Answer Score 11
00:51 Answer 2 Score 6
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With is correct:
I'd like to confirm with you that you will finish the report by Thursday.
You can also request confirmation:
Please confirm that you'll finish the report by then.
I need your confirmation that you'll do it on time.
With this sense, you can also confirm something for someone:
Let me look at my calendar to confirm that for you.
That is, to act on their request for confirmation.
ANSWER 2
Score 6
I think there are three distinct meanings for "confirm":
"get confirmation from"
"give confirmation to"
"mutually reach a firm agreement from some more vague state"
I think all of them can use "with" (which can therefore sometimes be ambiguous). The second can also use "to".