assert

as·sert

A0472500 (ə-sûrt′)tr.v. as·sert·ed, as·sert·ing, as·serts 1. To state or express positively; affirm: asserted his innocence.2. To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).3. To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate: asserted her independence.Idiom: assert oneself To act boldly or forcefully, especially in defending one's rights or stating an opinion.

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[Latin asserere, assert- : ad-, ad- + serere, to join; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·sert′a·ble, as·sert′i·ble adj.as·sert′er, as·ser′tor n.

assert

(əˈsɜːt) vb (tr) 1. to insist upon (rights, claims, etc)2. (may take a clause as object) to state to be true; declare categorically3. to put (oneself) forward in an insistent manner[C17: from Latin asserere to join to oneself, from serere to join] asˈserter, asˈsertor n asˈsertible adj

as•sert

(əˈsɜrt)

v.t. 1. to state strongly; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence. 2. to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.). 3. to state as having existence; affirm; postulate: to assert a first cause as necessary. Idioms: assert oneself, to claim one's rights or declare one's views firmly and forcefully. [1595–1605; < Latin assertus, past participle of asserere to claim < as- + serere to link] as•sert′ed•ly, adv. as•sert′er, as•ser′tor, n. as•sert′i•ble, adj. syn: See declare.

assert

Past participle: asserted
Gerund: asserting

Imperative
assert
assert

Present
I assert
you assert
he/she/it asserts
we assert
you assert
they assert

Preterite
I asserted
you asserted
he/she/it asserted
we asserted
you asserted
they asserted

Present Continuous
I am asserting
you are asserting
he/she/it is asserting
we are asserting
you are asserting
they are asserting

Present Perfect
I have asserted
you have asserted
he/she/it has asserted
we have asserted
you have asserted
they have asserted

Past Continuous
I was asserting
you were asserting
he/she/it was asserting
we were asserting
you were asserting
they were asserting

Past Perfect
I had asserted
you had asserted
he/she/it had asserted
we had asserted
you had asserted
they had asserted

Future
I will assert
you will assert
he/she/it will assert
we will assert
you will assert
they will assert

Future Perfect
I will have asserted
you will have asserted
he/she/it will have asserted
we will have asserted
you will have asserted
they will have asserted

Future Continuous
I will be asserting
you will be asserting
he/she/it will be asserting
we will be asserting
you will be asserting
they will be asserting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been asserting
you have been asserting
he/she/it has been asserting
we have been asserting
you have been asserting
they have been asserting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been asserting
you will have been asserting
he/she/it will have been asserting
we will have been asserting
you will have been asserting
they will have been asserting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been asserting
you had been asserting
he/she/it had been asserting
we had been asserting
you had been asserting
they had been asserting

Conditional
I would assert
you would assert
he/she/it would assert
we would assert
you would assert
they would assert

Past Conditional
I would have asserted
you would have asserted
he/she/it would have asserted
we would have asserted
you would have asserted
they would have asserted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	assert - state categorically asseverate, maintaininsist, take a firm stand - be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"allege, aver, say - report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"predicate, proclaim - affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
	2.	assert - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"avow, swan, swear, affirm, aver, verifyhold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"declare - state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"assure, tell - inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"
	3.	assert - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"put forwarddeport, comport, acquit, behave, conduct, bear, carry - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
	4.	assert - assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"insistpostulate, posit - take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"

assert

verb1. state, argue, maintain, declare, allege, swear, pronounce, contend, affirm, profess, attest, predicate, postulate, avow, aver, asseverate, avouch (archaic) He asserted that the bill violated the First Amendment.
state deny, refute, rebut2. insist upon, stress, defend, uphold, put forward, vindicate, press, stand up for The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves.
insist upon retract, disavow, disclaimassert yourself be forceful, put your foot down (informal), put yourself forward, make your presence felt, exert your influence He's speaking up and asserting himself much more now.

assert

verb1. To put into words positively and with conviction:affirm, allege, argue, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state.Idiom: have it.2. To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example):claim, vindicate.

Translations

坚持断言

assert

(əˈsəːt) verb1. to say definitely. She asserted that she had not borrowed his book. 斷言 断言2. to insist on. He should assert his independence. 堅持 坚持asˈsertion (-ʃən) noun 斷言 断言asˈsertive (-tiv) adjective (too) inclined to assert oneself. 武斷的 武断的，独断的，过分自信的 assert oneself to state one's opinions confidently and act in a way that will make people take notice of one. You must assert yourself more if you want promotion. 表現自己 表现自己