aver

aver

to express an opinion, judgment, or position: They aver that he is the type who would steal anything. In legal use, aver means to “allege as fact.”
Not to be confused with:allege – to assert without proof; to state; attest: They allege that he stole the jewelry.

a·ver

A0545200 (ə-vûr′)tr.v. a·verred, a·ver·ring, a·vers 1. To affirm positively; declare: "Liberal politicians ... found it necessary to aver that they were in favor of rigid economy in public spending too" (John Kenneth Galbraith).2. Law To assert formally as a fact.

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[Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Vulgar Latin *advērāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin vērus, true; see wērə-o- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·ver′ment n.a·ver′ra·ble adj.

aver

(əˈvɜː) vb (tr) , avers, averring or averred1. to state positively; assert2. (Law) law to allege as a fact or prove to be true[C14: from Old French averer, from Medieval Latin advērāre, from Latin vērus true] aˈverment n

a•ver

(əˈvɜr)

v.t. a•verred, a•ver•ring. 1. to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner. 2. Law. to allege as a fact. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French averer < Medieval Latin advērāre=ad- ad- + -vērāre, v. derivative of Latin vērus true]

aver

Past participle: averred
Gerund: averring

Imperative
aver
aver

Present
I aver
you aver
he/she/it avers
we aver
you aver
they aver

Preterite
I averred
you averred
he/she/it averred
we averred
you averred
they averred

Present Continuous
I am averring
you are averring
he/she/it is averring
we are averring
you are averring
they are averring

Present Perfect
I have averred
you have averred
he/she/it has averred
we have averred
you have averred
they have averred

Past Continuous
I was averring
you were averring
he/she/it was averring
we were averring
you were averring
they were averring

Past Perfect
I had averred
you had averred
he/she/it had averred
we had averred
you had averred
they had averred

Future
I will aver
you will aver
he/she/it will aver
we will aver
you will aver
they will aver

Future Perfect
I will have averred
you will have averred
he/she/it will have averred
we will have averred
you will have averred
they will have averred

Future Continuous
I will be averring
you will be averring
he/she/it will be averring
we will be averring
you will be averring
they will be averring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been averring
you have been averring
he/she/it has been averring
we have been averring
you have been averring
they have been averring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been averring
you will have been averring
he/she/it will have been averring
we will have been averring
you will have been averring
they will have been averring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been averring
you had been averring
he/she/it had been averring
we had been averring
you had been averring
they had been averring

Conditional
I would aver
you would aver
he/she/it would aver
we would aver
you would aver
they would aver

Past Conditional
I would have averred
you would have averred
he/she/it would have averred
we would have averred
you would have averred
they would have averred

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	aver - report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"allege, sayplead - make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new factsassert, asseverate, maintain - state categorically
	2.	aver - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"avow, swan, swear, affirm, assert, verifyhold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"declare - state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"assure, tell - inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"

aver

verb state, say, maintain, declare, protest, allege, swear, assert, proclaim, pronounce, affirm, profess, avow, asseverate, avouch Her friends aver that men find her fascinating.

aver

verbTo put into words positively and with conviction:affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state.Idiom: have it.

Translations

affirmer