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adjective
- 1. having or showing a confident and forceful personality: "the job may call for assertive behaviour"
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ASSERTIVE definition: 1. Someone who is assertive behaves confidently and is not frightened to say what they want or…. Learn more.
The meaning of ASSERTIVE is disposed to or characterized by bold or confident statements and behavior. How to use assertive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Assertive.
If you are upfront about what you want and bold in devising a plan that helps you get it, you could be described as assertive, meaning you act with authority and confidence. English offers many ways to describe getting what you want — demanding, insistent, and pushy are a few of them.
Assertive definition: confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic. See examples of ASSERTIVE used in a sentence.
Definition of assertive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ASSERTIVE meaning: 1. Someone who is assertive behaves confidently and is not frightened to say what they want or…. Learn more.
Someone who is assertive states their needs and opinions clearly, so that people take notice.
Define assertive. assertive synonyms, assertive pronunciation, assertive translation, English dictionary definition of assertive. adj. Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured. as·ser′tive·ly adv. as·ser′tive·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...
Assertive definition: Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured.
behaving or speaking in a strong, confident way: You need to be much more assertive. assertively. adverb. assertiveness. noun [ U ] (Definition of assertive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of assertive. in Chinese (Traditional) 堅定自信的, 果敢的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 坚定自信的, 果敢的… See more.
