assert

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈsɜːt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈsɝt/

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• Hyphenation: as‧sert

Verb

Plain form assert

Third-person singular asserts

Past tense asserted

Past participle asserted

Present participle asserting

1. (transitive & intransitive) When you asserts something, you say it with confidence.

   He asserted that he was innocent.