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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaffirmer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.fiʁ.me/
"Il a affirmé qu'il disait toute la vérité."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To state or assert to be the case; to declare positively and formally as a fact.
"The witness did aver that she saw the defendant at the scene of the crime." - 2
To allege or assert formally as a plea in a legal proceeding.
"Counsel chose to aver that the contract was signed under extreme duress."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French verb 'averer', stemming from the Medieval Latin 'adverare', meaning to prove true, which is rooted in the Latin 'verus' meaning true. It entered the English language in the 14th century, initially carrying the legal sense of proving an allegation, which later evolved into its current primary meaning of asserting or stating positively.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aver" is said worldwide
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affirmer
Transliteration: /a.fiʁ.me/
"Il a affirmé qu'il disait toute la vérité."
beteuern
Transliteration: /bəˈtɔɪɐn/
"Sie tat, was sie konnte, um ihre Unschuld zu beteuern."
asserire
Transliteration: /as.seˈri.re/
"L'esperto ha voluto asserire la validità della teoria."
aseverar
Transliteration: /a.se.βeˈɾaɾ/
"El director se atrevió a aseverar que el proyecto sería un éxito."
asseverar
Transliteration: /a.se.vɛˈɾaɾ/
"O advogado tentou asseverar a inocência de seu cliente."
दृढ़ता से कहना
Transliteration: dridhata se kehna
"उसने दृढ़ता से कहा कि वह निर्दोष है।"
断言
Transliteration: dànyán
"他断言这项计划将会取得圆满成功。"
단언하다
Transliteration: dan-eon-hada
"그는 자신의 무죄를 강력하게 단언했다."
断言する
Transliteration: dangen suru
"彼はその事実を自信を持って断言した。"
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