Question 1 · Quick check
assert
CEFRC1
/əˈsɜːt/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To state something firmly and confidently.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
Examples
I am going to assert his guilt.
She continued to assert that she was innocent.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
To declare that a condition or expression must be true at a certain point in the source code (in some cases causing the program to fail if it is not, as a safeguard).
More examples
In contextYou'd better try to assert yourself more.
He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work.
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Origin
verb
From Latin assertus, perfect passive participle of asserō (“declare someone free or a slave by laying hands upon him; hence free from, protect, defend; lay claim to, assert, declare”), from ad (“to”) + serō (“join, range in a row”).