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averred

a·ver
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-vur]
    • /əˈvɜr/
    • /əˈvɜːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-vur]
    • /əˈvɜr/

Definitions of averred word

  • verb with object averred to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner. 1
  • verb with object averred Law. to allege as a fact. 1
  • noun averred Simple past tense and past participle of aver. 1

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Origin of averred

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French averer < Medieval Latin advērāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + -vēr- (< Latin vērus true) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix

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Parts of speech for Averred

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

averred popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for averred

adjective averred

  • alleged — An alleged fact has been stated but has not been proved to be true.

Antonyms for averred

verb averred

  • denied — to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.
  • disproved — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
  • forgot — a simple past tense and past participle of forget.
  • questioned — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.

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