Assertive Meaning
/əˈsɝtɪv/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjBoldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
adjPungent.
Sentence Examples
He was assertive by nature.
You need to learn to be assertive.
You need to learn how to be assertive.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager's ____ manner helped him lead the team effectively.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You should be ____ but not aggressive when you are in a meeting.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Medieval Latin assertīvus. Synchronically analyzable as assert + -ive.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Hence the ubiquity of Priapus himself as a sculptural representative of the generative principle, populated the Roman gardens, assertive in ithyphallic pose."
— 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page iii:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager's ____ manner helped him lead the team effectively.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You should be ____ but not aggressive when you are in a meeting.