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assertassert /əˈsɚt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYassertOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of asserere, from ad- to + serere to join VERB TABLEassert |
| Present | I, you, we, they | assert | | he, she, it | asserts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | asserted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have asserted | | he, she, it | has asserted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had asserted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will assert | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have asserted |
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| Present | I | am asserting | | he, she, it | is asserting | | you, we, they | are asserting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was asserting | | you, we, they | were asserting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been asserting | | he, she, it | has been asserting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been asserting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be asserting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been asserting |
► assert your rights/independence/claim His sons both asserted their right to the money. ► assert your power/control/authority Sometimes parents have to assert their authority. 1to state firmly that something is true: “It’s a fairness issue,” she asserted.assert that He asserts that nuclear power is safe.2to state or show very strongly that you have particular rights or powers: assert your rights/independence/claim His sons both asserted their right to the money.assert your power/control/authority Sometimes parents have to assert their authority.3assert yourself to say clearly what you think or want: Don’t be afraid to assert yourself in the interview.4assert itself if an idea, style, or belief asserts itself, it begins to influence something: National pride began to assert itself. [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin, past participle of asserere, from ad- to + serere to join] |