aver

UK: /əˈvɜː^r/ US: /əˈvɝ/ ,(ə vûr′)

Inflections of 'aver' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

avers

v 3rd person singular

averring

v pres p

averred

v past

averred

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•ver /əˈvɜr/   v. [~ + object] , a•verred, a•ver•ring. 

1. to declare in a very positive or strong manner;
   assert:
   He averred his innocence.
   [~ + that clause]
   She averred that her child would never cheat on a test.

See -vert-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•ver  (ə vûr′), 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.

• Latin vērus true) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix
• Medieval Latin advērāre, equivalent. to ad- ad- + -vēr- (
• Middle French averer
• Middle English 1350–1400

Synonyms

See maintain. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

aver / əˈvɜː/ verb (avers, averring, averred)(transitive)

1. to state positively; assert
2. to allege as a fact or prove to be true

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French averer, from Medieval Latin advērāre, from Latin vērus true

aˈverment noun