Past tense of aver
regular verb
The past tense of aver is averred. The past participle is also averred.
Forms of aver
| Base form (V1) | aver /əˈvɜː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | averred |
| Past participle (V3) | averred |
| Present participle | averring |
| Third person singular | avers |
Averred in a sentence
- He averred, inter alia, that the climate in the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office had deteriorated as a result of the actions of the Chief Prosecutor.2007 July 26, European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), Peev v. Bulgaria (Application no. 64209/01), Strasbourg, paragraph 19
- Girthers averred that President Trump had lied about his weight.2022, Timothy J. Redmond, Political Tribalism in America, page 107. From the entry girther
- In their Position Paper, respondents averred that they were underpaid their daily wage, overtime work pay and 13th month pay.2020 July 28, Supreme Court of the Philippines, MARBY FOOD VENTURES CORPORATION, MARIO VALDERRAMA, AND EMELITA VALDERRAMA, PETITIONERS…. From the entry underpay
- The pious connotations put men off, it was averred.1983, A. N. Wilson, Scandal: or Priscilla's Kindness, Penguin, published 1985, →ISBN, page 1. From the entry Bernadette
- Linckewicz, a professor at the University of Vienna, averred that once there had existed a telepathetic human species, higher than today's human beings.2002, Lung-Kee Sun, The Chinese National Character: From Nationhood to Individuality, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, page 107. From the entry telepathetic
Meaning of aver
- verb To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
- verb To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
- verb To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.
Questions about the past tense of aver
- What is the past tense of aver?
- The past tense of aver is averred.
- What is the past participle of aver?
- The past participle of aver is averred.
- Is aver a regular or irregular verb?
- Aver is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aver (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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