assert oneself in English

Forms: asserts oneself [present, singular, third-person], asserting oneself [participle, present], asserted oneself [participle, past], asserted oneself [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} assert oneself (third-person singular simple present asserts oneself, present participle asserting oneself, simple past and past participle asserted oneself)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "asserting oneself",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "asserted oneself",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
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        "To defend one's rights or opinions, sometimes with unnecessary zeal; to thrust oneself forward."
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "defend one's opinions",
          "word": "farsi valere"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "defend one's opinions",
          "word": "farsi rispettare"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "defend one's opinions",
          "word": "farsi avanti"
        },
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          "sense": "defend one's opinions",
          "word": "imporsi"
        }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "asserts oneself",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asserting oneself",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asserted oneself",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asserted oneself",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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        "To defend one's rights or opinions, sometimes with unnecessary zeal; to thrust oneself forward."
      ],
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          "defend",
          "defend"
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          "zeal",
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "defend one's opinions",
      "word": "farsi valere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "defend one's opinions",
      "word": "farsi rispettare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "defend one's opinions",
      "word": "farsi avanti"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "defend one's opinions",
      "word": "imporsi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "assert oneself"
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"assert oneself" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms