tvrdit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- allege verb To state under oath, to plead.
- assert verb To state something firmly and confidently, as if it were beyond doubt.
- aver verb To state something firmly and confidently as being true.
- claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
- contend verb To compete or struggle against someone or something.
- harden verb To become hard, or to make something hard or harder.
- profess verb To claim or declare something, often about oneself, sometimes insincerely.
Senses
tvrdit is used for these senses in English:
- allege (transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
- assert (reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.
- aver (ambitransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
- contend (intransitive) To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
- harden (transitive, ergative) To make something hard or harder.
- harden (ambitransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more fortis; to (cause to) undergo fortition.
- profess (transitive, chiefly, passive) To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. [from 14th c.]
- profess (transitive) To make a claim (to be something); to lay claim to (a given quality, feeling etc.), often with connotations of insincerity. [from 16th c.]
allege — full definition
- verb To state under oath, to plead.
- verb To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
- verb To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
- verb To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
assert — full definition
- verb To state something firmly and confidently, as if it were beyond doubt.
- verb To insist on a right, claim, or opinion, refusing to be ignored or overridden.