aver
verb /əˈvɜː(r)/
/əˈvɜːr/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they aver | /əˈvɜː(r)/ /əˈvɜːr/ |
| he / she / it avers | /əˈvɜːz/ /əˈvɜːrz/ |
| past simple averred | /əˈvɜːd/ /əˈvɜːrd/ |
| past participle averred | /əˈvɜːd/ /əˈvɜːrd/ |
| -ing form averring | /əˈvɜːrɪŋ/ /əˈvɜːrɪŋ/ |
- aver that… | aver something | + speech to state clearly and strongly that something is true synonym assert, declare
- She averred that she had never seen the man before.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘declare or confirm to be true’): from Old French averer, based on Latin ad ‘to’ (implying ‘cause to be’) + verus ‘true’.