Definitions of assert [əˈsɜrt]

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Definition of 'assert'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) assert
to state strongly; affirm; aver:
He asserted his innocence.

2. assert
to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).

3. assert
to state as having existence; affirm; postulate:
to assert a first cause as necessary.

Definition of 'assert'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) assert, asseverate, maintain
state categorically

2. (verb) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
"Before God I swear I am innocent"

3. (verb) assert, put forward
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
"Women should assert themselves more!"

4. (verb) insist, assert
assert to be true
"The letter asserts a free society"

Definition of 'assert'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) assert
to behave confidently
She finds it difficult to assert herself.; an attempt to assert her authority

2. assert
to state that sth is true
The lab asserts that tests have been successful.

Definition of 'assert'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) assert
to affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate

2. (verb) assert
to maintain; to defend

3. (verb) assert
to maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; as, to assert our rights and liberties

Translation of 'assert'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to say definitely She asserted that she had not borrowed his book.
Afrikaans: beaam	Arabic: يُأكِّـد	Bulgarian: твърдя
Brazilian: declarar	Czech: tvrdit	German: beteuern
Danish: hævde; fastholde	Greek: (δια)βεβαιώνω	Spanish: aseverar, afirmar, sosten
Estonian: kinnitama	Farsi: تصریح کردن؛ اظهار قطعی کر	Finnish: vakuuttaa
French: affirmer	Hebrew: לִטְעוֹן	Hindi: बलपूर्वक कहना
Croatian: tvrditi	Hungarian: állít	Indonesian: menyatakan, menegaskan
Icelandic: staðhæfa	Italian: affermare, asserire	Japanese: 断言する
Korean: 우기다	Lithuanian: tvirtinti	Latvian: apgalvot
Malay: menegaskan	Dutch: verklaren	Norwegian: påstå, hevde
Polish: twierdzić, zapewniać	Persian: تصریح کردن؛ اظهار قطعی کر	Pashto: واضح کول، په څرګند ډول وا
Portuguese: declarar	Romanian: a susţine	Russian: утверждать
Slovak: tvrdiť	Slovenian: trditi	Serbian: tvrditi
Swedish: hävda, bedyra	Thai: ยืนกราน	Turkish: ileri sürmek, beyan etmek
Taiwanese: 斷言	Ukrainian: твердити; заявляти	Urdu: دعوے سے کہنا
Vietnamese: khẳng định	Chinese: 断言
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