aver

Meaning

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
2. (ambitransitive) To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
3. (obsolete, transitive) To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.

Noun

1. (British, archaic, dialectal) A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
2. (Northern-England, Scotland, archaic, dialectal) An old, useless horse; a nag.

Synonyms

assert

affirm

swear

allege

state

declare

avow

attest

verify

swan

🦢

avouch

pronounce

say

🗣️

contend

claim

proclaim

predicate

maintain

assure

vow

signify

testify

underwrite

vouch

warrant

assert strongly

announce

assent

asseverate

betoken

certify

confirm

convince

denote

guarantee

have

insist

insure

persuade

plight

postulate

protest

reassure

say yes

sell

Translations

afirmar

affermare

asserire

affirmer

behaupten

afirmar

iddia etmek

verzekeren

asseverar

dichiarare

témoigner

αποδεικνύω

versichern

déclarer

διαβεβαιώνω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈvɜː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: averren

Cognate with French: avérer

Inherited from Middle English: aver

Cognate with French: avoir

Inherited from Old English: eafor

In summary

From Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Early Medieval Latin advērō, a verb derived from Latin vērus (“true”). Compare Modern French avérer.