assert

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): əˈsəːt
• (US) IPA ^(key): əˈsərt

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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) When someone asserts something, they say it with confidence.

   He asserted that he was innocent in the Chi Omega Murders.