MEANING
To assert that something is true or the case.
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Words that belong together
- aver that
- solemnly aver
On the page
She averred that the door had been locked from inside.
The witness avers that no one crossed the courtyard.
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Word forms
- Base
- aver
- Past tense
- averred
- Past participle
- averred
- Present participle
- averring
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- aver
- Present continuous
- am/is/are averring
- Present perfect
- have/has averred
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been averring
- Past
- averred
- Past continuous
- was/were averring
- Past perfect
- had averred
- Past perfect continuous
- had been averring
- Future
- will aver
- Future continuous
- will be averring
- Future perfect
- will have averred
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been averring
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Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: aver; avers; averred; averred; averring Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: avers.
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