averred; averring
1
: to declare positively
Mr. Murray avers that many large organizations in the private sector are run by curmudgeons like him …—
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law
a
: to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause
b
: to allege or assert in pleading
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Since aver contains the "truth" root, it basically means "confirm as true". You may aver anything that you're sure of. In legal situations, aver means to state positively as a fact; thus, Perry Mason's clients aver that they are innocent, while the district attorney avers the opposite. If you make such a statement while under oath, and it turns out that you lied, you may have committed the crime of perjury.
Examples of aver in a Sentence
He averred that he was innocent.
“I am innocent,” he averred.
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Plenty of Trump’s most senior appointees have averred that COVID started in a lab.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
In Berlin, however, the Soviet ambassador to Germany, after months of equivocation, finally averred that Germany’s actions signaled an imminent invasion.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017
The United States deserves a lot of the blame for the present state of the Middle East, Donald Trump averred in a Tuesday night press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 5 Feb. 2025
The artist also averred that Germany was turning a blind eye to Islamophobia.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
In Berlin, however, the Soviet ambassador to Germany, after months of equivocation, finally averred that Germany’s actions signaled an imminent invasion.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017
The United States deserves a lot of the blame for the present state of the Middle East, Donald Trump averred in a Tuesday night press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 5 Feb. 2025
The artist also averred that Germany was turning a blind eye to Islamophobia.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for aver
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“Aver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aver. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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