aver
verb (used with object)
to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
averred
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past participleof aver.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof aver.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
aververb (used with object)to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
Example Sentences
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Then, as now, Ensign averred that he had incomplete information, and could only convey what he had been told.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2025
Over the weekend, Mr. Jacobs accused the protesters of “bullying” in a statement on Instagram, but averred: His brand “does not work in, use or sell fur, nor will we in the future.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
A blockade, he averred, was merely a necessary step to put down an internal insurrection.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Besides, CRS averred, it could chase some people away from applying for benefits they are entitled to.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
She averred they were a mystery to herself, and that what she knew was chiefly from conjecture.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
