aver

English

Etymology 1

From Old French aveir (French avoir), substantive use of the verb, from Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈeɪvə/

Noun

aver (plural avers)

1. (obsolete) Possessions, property, belongings, wealth.
2. (dialectal) A work-horse, working ox, or other beast of burden.

Etymology 2

From French avérer, from Late Latin *advērāre, from ad + vērus (“true”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈvɜː/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)

Verb

aver (third-person singular simple present avers, present participle averring, simple past and past participle averred)

1. To assert the truth of, to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner.
   • 1663, Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1, canto 2

     Chiron, the four-legg'd bard, had both \ A beard and tail of his own growth; \ And yet by authors 'tis averr'd, \ He made use only of his beard.

   • 1819 CE: Percy Shelley, Peter Bell the Third:

     The Devil, I safely can aver, / Has neither hoof, nor tail, nor sting.

   • 1939 The Wizard of Oz (MGM/Warner Home Video)

     As Coroner, I must aver, I thoroughly examined her.

   • 1997 Frederic W. and Roberta B. Case, Trilliums, ISBN 0-88192-374-5:

     Small (1933) avers T. simile to be deliciously fragrant, a quality we have not noticed in our plants.

2. (law) To prove or justify a plea.
3. (obsolete) To avouch, prove, or verify; to offer to verify.

Translations

to assert the truth of, to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner

• Bulgarian: твърдя (bg) (tvǎrdja), заявявам (bg) (zajavjavam), настоявам (bg) (nastojavam)

• Russian: утверждать (ru) (utverždát') n, заявлять (ru) (zajavljátʼ) n
• Spanish: asegurar (es)

to prove or justify a plea

• Bulgarian: доказвам (bg) (dokazvam)

• Russian: доказывать (ru) (dokázyvat') n

to avouch, prove, or verify; to offer to verify

Related terms

• averment

Anagrams

• AVRE, evar, rave, vera, Vera

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Corsican

Etymology

From Latin habere, present active infinitive of habeo.

Verb

aver

1. have

Conjugation

infinitive	aver
present participle	avendu
past participle	avutu

	Present indicative	Past indicative	Present subjunctive	Past subjunctive
First-person singular	aghju	avia	abbia	avissi
Second-person singular	ai, ha	avii	abbia	avissi, avisse
Third-person singular	hà	avia	abbia	avissi
First-person plural	avemu	aviamu	abbiamu	avissimu
Second-person plural	avete	aviate	abbiate	avissite
Third-person plural	anu	avianu	abbianu	avissinu

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Guernésiais

Verb

aver

1. Alternative form of aveir.

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Italian

Verb

aver

1. apocopic form of avere

Anagrams

• vera

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Old French aveir, from Latin habeō, habēre (“have, hold, possess”).

Verb

aver

1. to have

Derived terms

• aver l'tchoeu d'vômi (“to feel sick”)
• aver l'vent souos vèrgue (“to scud before the wind”)
• aver un yi tchi dit m'luque à l'aut' (“to have a squint”)

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Ladino

Verb

aver (Latin spelling)

1. to have

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Occitan

Etymology

Old Provençal, from Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“I have, hold, keep”)

Verb

aver

1. to have; to possess
2. (auxiliary) to have

Synonyms

• (to possess): possedir

Conjugation

This Occitan verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• haver

Etymology

Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“I have, hold, keep”)

Verb

aver

1. to have; to possess
   • circa 1185, Guerau de Cabrera, Ensenhamen:

     Jes gran saber
     no potz aver,
     si fors non eis de ta reion.

Descendants

• Catalan: haver
• Occitan: aver

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin habēre

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aˈβ̞e̞ɾ/

Verb

aver

1. to have

Descendants

• Spanish: haber

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Venetian

Alternative forms

• gaver

Etymology

From Latin habere, present active infinitive of habeo. Compare Italian avere

Verb

aver (transitive)

1. to have
2. to possess

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aver ( irregular conjugation )

infinitive	aver
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		avéndo
past participle		vùo, avudo, vudo, vù		NB: clitic pronouns (bold) are obligatory
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti te	eło el / eła ła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri i / łore łe
present	go, ò	ghè, ga	ga, à	avémo, gavémo, òn, avòn	avì	ga, à
imperfect	avéa, gavéa	avivi, avevi	avéa, gavéa	avévimo	avivi, avevi	avéa, gavéa
future	avarò	avarè	avarà	avarémo, avaròn	avarè	avarà
conditional	mi	ti te	eło el / eła ła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri i / łore łe
present	avarìa, averàve, gavaria	avarisi	avarìa, averàve, gavaria	avarìsimo	avarisi	avarìa, averàve, gavaria
subjunctive	che mi	che ti te	che eło el / eła ła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri i / łore łe
present	abia	abi	abia	avémo	avì	abia
imperfect	avése	avisi	avése	avésimo	avisi	avése
imperative	-	ti te	eło el / eła ła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri i / łore łe
		abi	abia	avémo	avì	abia