Meaning

1 senses

  1. An assertion.

Examples

76 sentences

  1. Tom is assertive, but Mary isn't.

    Том асертивний, а Мері — ні. — deniko

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  2. Tom isn't very assertive.

    Том не дуже асертивний. — deniko

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  3. I can be assertive if necessary.

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  4. I think Tom is too assertive.

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  5. Tom is the more assertive twin.

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Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin assertīvus. Synchronically analyzable as assert + -ive.

Borrowed from Medieval Latin assertīvus. Synchronically analyzable as assert + -ive.

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Forms

plural: assertives
Singularassertive
Pluralassertives

regular

Collocations

4 patterns
  • is very assertive
  • was too assertive
  • be more assertive
  • more assertive

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
assentassertB2assertionC1assertivelyassertivenessassessB2assessmentB2
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