assert
verb/əˈsɜːt/
/əˈsɜːrt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they assert | /əˈsɜːt/ /əˈsɜːrt/ |
| he / she / it asserts | /əˈsɜːts/ /əˈsɜːrts/ |
| past simple asserted | /əˈsɜːtɪd/ /əˈsɜːrtɪd/ |
| past participle asserted | /əˈsɜːtɪd/ /əˈsɜːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form asserting | /əˈsɜːtɪŋ/ /əˈsɜːrtɪŋ/ |
- to state clearly and definitely that something is true
- assert that… She continued to assert that she was innocent.
- The report asserts confidently that the industry will grow.
- assert something She continued to assert her innocence.
- The German Chancellor was anxious to assert his government's commitment to European unity.
- + speech ‘That is wrong,’ he asserted.
- it is asserted that… It is commonly asserted that older people prefer to receive care from family members.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- boldly
- confidently
- emphatically
- …
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- assert yourself to behave in a confident and determined way so that other people pay attention to your opinions
- You’re too timid—you must try to assert yourself more.
- assert something to make other people recognize your right or authority to do something, by behaving in a determined and confident way
- to assert your independence/rights
- I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning.
Extra Examples- She wished to assert her independence from her parents.
- He managed to assert his power over the media.
- They successfully asserted their right to protect their homes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + assert- need to
- be determined to
- wish to
- …
- assert itself to start to have an effect
- Good sense asserted itself.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin asserere ‘claim, affirm’, from ad- ‘to’ + serere ‘to join’.
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