aver
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[edit] English
[edit] 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’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈeɪvə/
[edit] Noun
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aver (plural avers)
- (obsolete) Possessions, property, belongings, wealth.
- (dialectal) A work-horse, working ox, or other beast of burden.
[edit] Etymology 2
From French avérer, from Late Latin *advērāre, from ad + vērus (“‘true’”).
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[edit] Verb
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to aver (third-person singular simple present avers, present participle avering, simple past and past participle avered)
- To assert the truth of, to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner.
- 1819 CE: Percy Shelley, Peter Bell the Third:
- The Devil, I safely can aver, / Has neither hoof, nor tail, nor sting.
- 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.
- 1819 CE: Percy Shelley, Peter Bell the Third:
- (law) To prove or justify a plea.
- (obsolete) To avouch, prove, or verify; to offer to verify.
[edit] Translations
to assert the truth of, to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner
to avouch, prove, or verify; to offer to verify
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[edit] Verb
aver
[edit] Conjugation
| infinitive | aver |
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| present participle | avendu |
| past participle | avutu |
| Present indicative | Past indicative | Present subjunctive | Past subjunctive | |
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| 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 |
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
aver
