aver

«aver» in Mova's school dictionary: to say something firmly, as if it were certainly true — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (avers, averred, averring)

meaning for a pupil

To aver is to say something firmly, as if it were certainly true. This is an old or formal word. tree →

sense 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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «aver» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.