All 4 Uses of
assert
in
The Great Gatsby
- I waited, and sure enough, in a moment she looked at me with an absolute smirk on her lovely face, as if she had asserted her membership in a rather distinguished secret society to which she and Tom belonged.
p. 17..7 (definition 1)asserted = said (that something is true)
- Her body asserted itself with a restless movement of her knee, and she stood up.
p. 18..1 (definition 2) *asserted = was forceful
- Her laughter, her gestures, her assertions became more violently affected moment by moment, and as she expanded the room grew smaller around her, until she seemed to be revolving on a noisy, creaking pivot through the smoky air.
p. 31..0 (definition 2)assertions = exercises of influence
- "I've done some nice things out on Long Island," asserted Mr. McKee.
p. 32..5 (definition 1) *asserted = said
Definitions:
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(1) (assert as in: asserted her opinion that...) to say that something is true -- especially something disputed
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(2) (assert as in: asserted her authority) to be forceful in exercising influence or rights