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admit
English
Etymology
From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admitt? (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?m?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Verb
admit (third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past and past participle admitted)
- (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
- (transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
- (transitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny
- 2011, Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (?ISBN):
- His sister, Patti, also admitted taking drugs, […]
- Synonyms: own up, confess
- 2011, Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (?ISBN):
- (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
- (intransitive) To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
- (transitive) To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
Usage notes
In the sense "concede to be true", this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- (to allow entry to): inlet, let in
- (to recognise as true): acknowledge, own
Derived terms
Related terms
- admissible
- admission
- mission
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad.mi/
Verb
admit
- third-person singular past historic of admettre
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aver
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English averren (“to corroborate (a statement); to cite (something) as corroboration or proof; (law) to prove (something) in court; to declare (something) under oath as true; to prove (a case) by a jury’s oaths”) [and other forms], from Old French averer (modern French avérer (“to reveal, uncover; to prove (to be), transpire”)), from Late Latin *adv?r?re (“to make true; to prove to be true; to verify”), the present active infinitive of Late Latin *adv?r? (“to make true; to prove to be true”), from Latin ad- (prefix forming factitive verbs meaning ‘to make (something) have the properties of [the adjective or noun to which it is attached]’) + v?rus (“actual, real, true; genuine; proper, suitable; just, right”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh?- (“true”)) + -? (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??v??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??v?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Verb
aver (third-person singular simple present avers, present participle averring or (obsolete) avering, simple past and past participle averred or (obsolete) avered)
- (transitive, intransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
- (transitive, obsolete) To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- averrable
- averred (adjective)
- averrer
Related terms
- averment
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English aver, avere (“workhorse; any beast of burden (?); things which are owned, possessions, property, wealth; state of being rich, wealth; ownership, possession”) [and other forms], and then either:
- from Old French aver, aveir, avoir (“possession, property; (collectively) beasts of burden; domestic animals; cattle”) (modern French avoir (“asset, possession”)), from aveir, avoir (“to have”), from Latin hab?re, the present active infinitive of habe? (“to have, hold; to have, own (possessions)”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?eh?b?-, *??eh?b?- (“to grab, take”); or
- from Old English eafor (“workhorse; tenant’s obligation to transport goods”), further etymology uncertain.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?e?v?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?e?v?/
- Homophone: Ava
Noun
aver (plural avers)
- (Britain, dialectal, archaic) A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
- (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, archaic) An old, useless horse; a nag.
References
Anagrams
- AVRE, Rave, Vera, evar, rave, vare, vera
Corsican
Verb
aver
- Alternative form of avè
Italian
Alternative forms
- haver (obsolete spelling)
Verb
aver
- Apocopic form of avere
Anagrams
- vera
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish aver, from Latin habe? (“hold, have”).
Verb
aver (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ?????)
- to have
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French aver, aveir, avoir (“possession, property; (collectively) beasts of burden; domestic animals; cattle”) (modern French avoir (“asset, possession”)), from aveir, avoir (“to have”), from Latin hab?re, the present active infinitive of habe? (“to have, hold; to have, own (possessions)”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?eh?b?-, *??eh?b?- (“to grab, take”).
Noun
aver (plural avers)
- Belongings, possessions, property, wealth.
References
Norman
Alternative forms
- aveir (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French aveir, from Latin habe? (“have, hold, possess”).
Verb
aver
- (Jersey, alternative form in Guernsey) to have
Conjugation
Derived terms
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan aver, haver, from Latin habe? (“to have, hold, keep”).
Pronunciation
Verb
aver
- to have; to possess
- Synonym: possedir
- (auxiliary) to have
Conjugation
Derived terms
- aver luòc
Old French
Verb
aver
- Alternative form of avoir
Noun
aver m (oblique plural avers, nominative singular avers, nominative plural aver)
- Alternative form of avoir
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- haver
Etymology
From Latin habe? (“to have, hold, keep”).
Verb
aver
- to have; to possess
Descendants
- Catalan: haver
- Occitan: aver
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
- haver (latinized form)
Etymology
From Latin habe? (“to have, to hold, to possess”), probably from a Proto-Italic *hab?? or *ha???, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g?h?b?- (“to grab, to take”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a??e?/
Verb
aver
- to have
- to exist
Conjugation
Descendants
- Galician: haber
- Portuguese: haver
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin habe? (“to have, hold, keep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a???e??/
Verb
aver
- to have
Descendants
- Ladino:
- Hebrew: ?????
- Latin: aver
- Spanish: haber
Portuguese
Verb
aver (first-person singular present indicative ei, past participle avido)
- Obsolete spelling of haver
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Noun
aver m (plural averes)
- Obsolete spelling of haver
Spanish
Verb
aver
- Obsolete spelling of haber
Venetian
Alternative forms
- gaver
Etymology
From Latin habe?.
Verb
aver
- (transitive) to have
- (transitive) to possess
Conjugation
- Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
References
- Silvano Belloni (2009) Grammatica Veneta [Venetian Grammar]?[3] (in Italian), Esedra Editrice, ?ISBN, page 75
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