aver
UK/ә'vә:/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To state or assert something firmly as true
断言，坚称（坚定地宣称某事为真）
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveda- (from ad-, 'to') + ver (true) = 'to (declare) to be true.' To aver is to put yourself behind a statement and assert it as fact — stronger and more formal than simply 'say.'
Root ver still carries 8 more wordsUsage Guide
Formal and literary, common in legal and journalistic writing. It usually introduces a clause: he averred that he was innocent. It implies confident, often public assertion in the face of doubt — close to 'maintain' or 'assert,' not casual speech.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The defendant averred that he had never met the victim.
- 2.
She averred, against all the evidence, that the project would succeed.