# aver

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈvɜː/ · frequency rank #74,736

## Definitions
1. To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
2. To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
3. To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.

## Etymology
From Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Early Medieval Latin advērō, a verb derived from Latin vērus (“true”). Compare Modern French avérer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aver