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# asserted

«asserted» in Mova's school dictionary: **said firmly that something is true** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (past of «assert»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Asserted means said firmly that something is true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asserted/#m1)

2) Asserted (yourself) means acted confidently to get noticed or respected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asserted/#m2)

3) Asserted (rights, power) means showed and used them clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asserted/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and reports: «she asserted that she was innocent» tells the reader a strong claim was made. In maths problems a statement «asserted» by a character may be right or wrong, and the pupil must check it.

### examples

- She asserted that the answer was 42. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asserted/#x1)
- He asserted his innocence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asserted/#x2)
- The new captain asserted herself quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asserted/#x3)
- The king asserted his power over the land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asserted/#x4)
- Sam asserted that 7 × 8 is 54, but he was wrong; it is 56. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asserted/#x5)
- The witness asserted that she saw the thief. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asserted/#x6)

### note

Past of «assert». An asserted claim is not automatically true; check it. Noun: assertion.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «asserted» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asserted/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.