English Dictionary

assert

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈsɜːt/

動詞

再帰形

To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively. / To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.

日本語の意味

断言する / 主張する

To prevent misunderstandings, you must assert your expectations clearly and confidently.

誤解を避けるために、期待をはっきりと断言する必要があります。

意味（1）

To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.

Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.

意味（2）

To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.

to assert one's authority

意味（3）

To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to

to assert our rights and liberties

意味（4）

(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive.

Since going to therapy, I've found it much easier to assert myself.

意味（5）

(programming) To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.

意味（6）

(electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.

asserts （ present singular third-person ）

asserting （ participle present ）

asserted （ participle past ）

asserted （ past ）