aver
verb (avers, averred, averring)
Everyday
To aver is to say something firmly, as if it were certainly true. This is an old or formal word. tree →
In the lessons
in old tales a character states a claim with confidence; today we would say «said» or «claimed».
Examples
- «There is no one can run like Caelte,» one man averred. tree →
- The Editor still avers that he did not invent the stories. tree →
Note
nothing for maths.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «aver» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «aver» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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