assert

/əˈsɜːt/ verb

Translation

assert yourself › to behave or speak in a strong, confident way

cesaretle, kendine güvenerek konuşmak, davranmak, iyi olduğunu göstermek

She has to learn to assert herself.1152

assert your authority/control/independence, etc › to do something to show other people that you have power

gücünü göstermek, yetkisini ortaya koymak

1876

› [T] formal to say that something is certainly true

iddia etmek, açıklamak, belirtmek

[+ that] He asserts that she stole money from him.1152

(Definition of assert verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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