Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to assert
Participle: asserted
Gerund: asserting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | assert |
| you | assert |
| he;she;it | asserts |
| we | assert |
| you | assert |
| they | assert |
Perfect
| I | have asserted |
| you | have asserted |
| he;she;it | has asserted |
| we | have asserted |
| you | have asserted |
| they | have asserted |
Past
| I | asserted |
| you | asserted |
| he;she;it | asserted |
| we | asserted |
| you | asserted |
| they | asserted |
Pluperfect
| I | had asserted |
| you | had asserted |
| he;she;it | had asserted |
| we | had asserted |
| you | had asserted |
| they | had asserted |
Future
| I | will assert |
| you | will assert |
| he;she;it | will assert |
| we | will assert |
| you | will assert |
| they | will assert |
Future Perfect
| I | will have asserted |
| you | will have asserted |
| he;she;it | will have asserted |
| we | will have asserted |
| you | will have asserted |
| they | will have asserted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | assert |
| you | assert |
| he;she;it | assert |
| we | assert |
| you | assert |
| they | assert |
Perfect
| I | have asserted |
| you | have asserted |
| he;she;it | have asserted |
| we | have asserted |
| you | have asserted |
| they | have asserted |
Imperfect
| I | asserted |
| you | asserted |
| he;she;it | asserted |
| we | asserted |
| you | asserted |
| they | asserted |
Pluperfect
| I | had asserted |
| you | had asserted |
| he;she;it | had asserted |
| we | had asserted |
| you | had asserted |
| they | had asserted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would assert |
| you | would assert |
| he;she;it | would assert |
| we | would assert |
| you | would assert |
| they | would assert |
Perfect
| I | would have asserted |
| you | would have asserted |
| he;she;it | would have asserted |
| we | would have asserted |
| you | would have asserted |
| they | would have asserted |
Imperative
| you | assert |
| we | Let's assert |
| you | assert |
Verbs conjugated like 'assert'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'assert'
assart,
assent,
assort,
astert,
absent,
advert,
alert,
aspect,
asport,
assess,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- aver
- contend, state, affirm, declare, maintain, allege, asseverate, avow
- assure
- claim, maintain, uphold, advance, defend, pledge, profess, emphasize
- accuse
- emphasize, charge, impugn, impute, press, indict
Antonyms
- assure
- discourage, discomfit, dissuade, deter
- accuse
- vindicate, exonerate, pardon, acquit
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
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”).
Sample Sentences
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Did I see in this public body an assemblage of men, bound together in the sacred names of Liberty and Freedom, and so asserting the chaste dignity of those twin goddesses, in all their discussions, as to exalt at once the Eternal Principles to which their names are given, and their own character and the character of their [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] the premises; others were lounging on the chairs and sofas; others, in a perfect state of exhaustion from listlessness, were yawning drearily. The greater portion of this assemblage were rather asserting their supremacy than doing anything else, as they had no particular business there, that anybody knew of. A few were closely eyeing the movables, as if to make quite sure that the President (who [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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It was whisperingly asserted that footsteps, in the dead of night, had been heard descending the garret stairs, and patrolling the house. In vain the doors of the upper entry had been locked; the ghost either carried a [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)