avow
verb /əˈvaʊ/
/əˈvaʊ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they avow | /əˈvaʊ/ /əˈvaʊ/ |
| he / she / it avows | /əˈvaʊz/ /əˈvaʊz/ |
| past simple avowed | /əˈvaʊd/ /əˈvaʊd/ |
| past participle avowed | /əˈvaʊd/ /əˈvaʊd/ |
| -ing form avowing | /əˈvaʊɪŋ/ /əˈvaʊɪŋ/ |
- avow that… | avow something | + speech to say clearly and often publicly what your opinion is, what you think is true, etc.
- An aide avowed that the president had known nothing of the deals.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘acknowledge, approve’ and ‘vouch for’): from Old French avouer ‘acknowledge’, from Latin advocare ‘summon in defence’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’.