avow
Meaning of avow
verb
- assert or confess openly.
he avowed that he had voted Labour in every election
he avowed his change of faith
Middle English (in the senses ‘acknowledge, approve’ and ‘vouch for’): from Old French avouer ‘acknowledge’, from Latin advocare ‘summon in defence’ (see avouch).
Information about avow
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of avow is: avows.
- Languages in which avow is used:
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Hyphenation of avow
avow
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- avow is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
avow synonyms
Meaning affirm:
affirm, verify, assert, aver, swan, swear
Meaning avouch:
Meaning formally announce the beginning of (a state or condition):
Meaning express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing:
Meaning state something strongly to be the case; assert:
Meaning provide or serve as clear evidence of:
Meaning solemnly promise to do a specified thing:
Meaning state positively and assertively:
Meaning admit that one has committed a crime or done something wrong:
Meaning confess to be true or to be the case:
Meaning declare or state solemnly or emphatically:
Meaning openly or formally asserted or announced:
Meaning past participle of swear:
Meaning recognized as being good or important:
Meaning move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision:
Meaning done or shown openly; plainly apparent:
Meaning past participle of know:
Translation of avow
- Spanish: reconocer, afirmar, jurar
- German: gestehen, schwören, bekennen
- French: avouer, affirmer
- Italian: dichiarare, affermare, asseverare, asserire, riconoscere, confessare
- Portuguese: confessar
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