Assert - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈsɜːrt|
Brit.
|əˈsɜːt|
verb
- state categorically (syn: asseverate, maintain)
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true (syn: affirm, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify)
- insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized (syn: put forward)
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true (syn: affirm, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify)
- insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized (syn: put forward)
Women should assert themselves more!
- postulate positively and assertively (syn: insist)The letter asserts a free society
Extra examples
He asserted that there were spies in the government.
She asserted her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.
The boss was reluctant to assert his authority over his employees.
She asserted that she was innocent.
French cooking, she asserted, is the best in the world.
He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source.
Women should assert themselves more!
The letter asserts a free society
Women began to assert themselves politically.
National pride began to assert itself.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: assert
he/she/it: asserts
present participle: asserting
past tense: asserted
past participle: asserted
I/you/we/they: assert
he/she/it: asserts
present participle: asserting
past tense: asserted
past participle: asserted
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