beweren

Meaning

to claim, to assert, to allege

Concepts

assert

state

claim

allege

maintain

affirm

aver

contend

purport

assent

say yes

argue

avouch

predicate

pretend

Hyphenated as

be‧we‧ren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈʋeːrə(n)/

Etymology

From a merger of two Middle Dutch verbs:
* Middle Dutch beweren, an eastern variant of bewaren (“to prove”), from waer (“true”) (modern waar). Equivalent to waar + be- -en.
* Middle Dutch beweren, equivalent to be- + weren (“to defend against, to hold back”). Closely related to bewaren (“to uphold, to stand one's ground”) (modern bewaren).

Sentences

Hoe men dit zo zeker durft te beweren ?

How can we say that so confidently?

Hoe kunnen we dat nu ooit beweren terwijl we hier geheimhouding afspreken ?

How can we possibly be claiming that, and yet agree to confidentiality here?