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Webster 1913 Edition


Aver

A′ver

(ā′vẽr)
,
Noun.
[OF.
aver
domestic animal, whence LL.
averia
, pl. cattle. See
Habit
, and cf.
Average
.]
A work horse, or working ox.
[Obs. or Dial. Eng.]

A-ver′

(ȧ-vẽr′)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Averred
(ȧ*vẽrd");
p. pr. & vb. n.
Averring
.]
[F.
avérer
, LL.
adverare
,
averare
; L.
ad
+
versus
true. See
Verity
.]
1.
To assert, or prove, the truth of.
[Obs.]
2.
(Law)
To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See
Averment
.
3.
To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.
It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously
aver
is the case.
Fielding.
Then all
averred
I had killed the bird.
Coleridge.
Syn. – To assert; affirm; asseverate. See
Affirm
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Aver

AVER'

, v.t [See Verify.]
To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive or peremptory manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.

Definition 2024


aver

aver

See also: avêr, avër, and a ver

English

Pronunciation

Noun

aver (plural avers)

  1. (obsolete) Possessions, property, belongings, wealth.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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.
Related terms
Translations

Etymology 3

Related to Late Latin averia (cattle).

Noun

aver (plural avers)

  1. (dialectal) A work-horse, working ox, or other beast of burden.

Anagrams


Corsican

Etymology

From Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō.

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 avia abbia avissi
First-person plural avemu aviamu abbiamu avissimu
Second-person plural avete aviate abbiate avissite
Third-person plural anu avianu abbianu avissinu

Italian

Verb

aver

  1. apocopic form of avere

Anagrams


Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish aver, from Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (hold, have).

Verb

aver (Latin spelling)

  1. to have

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Verb

aver

  1. (Jersey, alternative form in Guernsey) to have

Derived terms


Occitan

Etymology

From Old Provençal aver, haver, 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


Old French

Verb

aver

  1. Alternative form of avoir

Noun

aver m (oblique plural avers, nominative singular avers, nominative plural aver)

  1. Alternative form of avoir
    • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 216 (of the Champion Classiques edition, ISBN 2-7453-0520-4), line 2832:
      de ses avers li volt mustrer.
      he wants to show his possessions to her.

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 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


Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (I have, hold, keep).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈβ̞e̞ɾ/

Verb

aver

  1. to have
    Pedro ha dos fijas.
    Pedro has two daughters.

Descendants


Portuguese

Verb

aver

  1. Obsolete spelling of haver

Conjugation

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Venetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin habēre (to have) present active infinitive of habeō. Compare Italian avere.

Verb

aver

  1. (transitive) to have
  2. (transitive) to possess

Conjugation

  • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.