beteuern

to assert earnestly

verb be-TOY-ern Less Common

Also means

to protest one's innocence

Usage Note

beteuern means to affirm something solemnly and repeatedly, especially under suspicion: seine Unschuld beteuern. It implies emphatic, often defensive insistence. The noun Beteuerung names such an earnest protestation. Stronger and more emotional than behaupten (to claim).

Examples

"Er beteuerte immer wieder seine Unschuld."

Natural Translation

He asserted his innocence again and again.

Literal Translation

He asserted-earnestly always again his innocence.

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