aver
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old French aveir (French avoir), substantive use of the verb, from Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
aver (plural avers)
- (obsolete) Possessions, property, belongings, wealth.
- (dialectal) A work-horse, working ox, or other beast of burden.
Etymology 2 [edit]
From French avérer, from Late Latin *advērāre, from ad + vērus (“true”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
aver (third-person singular simple present avers, present participle averring, simple past and past participle averred)
- 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.
- 1663, Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1, canto 2
- (law) To prove or justify a plea.
- (obsolete) To avouch, prove, or verify; to offer to verify.
Translations [edit]
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Related terms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Corsican [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin habere, present active infinitive of habeo.
Verb [edit]
aver
Conjugation [edit]
| 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 |
Guernésiais [edit]
Verb [edit]
aver
- Alternative form of aveir.
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
aver
Anagrams [edit]
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French aveir, from Latin habeō, habēre (“have, hold, possess”).
Verb [edit]
aver
- to have
Derived terms [edit]
- 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”)
Ladino [edit]
Verb [edit]
aver (Latin spelling)
- to have
Occitan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old Provençal, from Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“I have, hold, keep”)
Verb [edit]
aver
Synonyms [edit]
- (to possess): possedir
Conjugation [edit]
- This Occitan verb needs an inflection-table template.
Old Provençal [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“I have, hold, keep”)
Verb [edit]
aver
- to have; to possess
- circa 1185, Guerau de Cabrera, Ensenhamen:
- Jes gran saber
no potz aver,
si fors non eis de ta reion.
- Jes gran saber
- circa 1185, Guerau de Cabrera, Ensenhamen:
Descendants [edit]
Old Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin habēre
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /aˈβ̞e̞ɾ/
Verb [edit]
aver
- to have
Descendants [edit]
- Spanish: haber
Venetian [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin habere, present active infinitive of habeo. Compare Italian avere
Verb [edit]
aver (transitive)
Conjugation [edit]
| 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 | ||
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