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affermare

assert

verb ahf-fehr-MAH-reh Less Common
Communication Speech

Origin: from Latin affirmare

Also means

state

Usage Note

Affermare means to state firmly or claim; the reflexive affermarsi means 'to establish oneself, become successful', as in si è affermato come pittore. It is a regular -are verb with the doubled ff. Its opposite negare means 'to deny'.

Examples

"Affermano di avere ragione."

Natural Translation

They claim to be right.

Literal Translation

They-assert of to-have reason.

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