averar

Asturian

Verb

averar

1. to near, approach (bring/put close or closer)
2. (reflexive) to arrive

Conjugation

Conjugation of averar

infinitive		averar
gerund		averando
past participle		m averáu, f averada, n averao, m pl averaos, f pl averaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	avero	averes	avera	averamos	averáis	averen
	imperfect	averaba	averabes	averaba	averábemos, averábamos	averabeis, averabais	averaben
	preterite	averé	averasti, averesti	averó	averemos	averastis, averestis	averaron
	pluperfect	averare, averara	averares, averaras	averare, averara	averáremos, averáramos	averareis, averarais	averaren, averaran
	future	averaré	averarás	averará	averaremos	averaréis	averarán
	conditional	averaría	averaríes	averaría	averaríemos, averaríamos	averaríeis, averaríais	averaríen
subjunctive	present	avere	averes, averas	avere	averemos	averéis	averen, averan
	imperfect	averare, averara	averares, averaras	averare, averara	averáremos, averáramos	averareis, averarais	averaren, averaran
imperative		—	avera	—	—	averái	—

Related terms

• desaverar
• vera

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.vəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.veˈɾaɾ]

Verb

averar (first-person singular present avero, first-person singular preterite averí, past participle averat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive, dialectal) to reach for, to bring closer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of averar (first conjugation)

infinitive			averar
gerund			averant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		averat		averada
		plural		averats		averades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	avero	averes	avera	averem	avereu	averen
	imperfect	averava	averaves	averava	averàvem	averàveu	averaven
	future	averaré	averaràs	averarà	averarem	averareu	averaran
	preterite	averí	averares	averà	averàrem	averàreu	averaren
	conditional	averaria	averaries	averaria	averaríem	averaríeu	averarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	averi	averis	averi	averem	avereu	averin
	imperfect	averés	averessis	averés	averéssim	averéssiu	averessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	avera	averi	averem	avereu	averin
	negative (no)	—	no averis	no averi	no averem	no avereu	no averin

Further reading

• “averar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Old Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin advērāre. Attested from 1075 CE in a mixed Catalan-Latin document.

Verb

averar

1. to affirm, verify

Descendants

• Catalan: adverar

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin advērāre.

Verb

averar

1. to affirm, verify

Descendants

• Spanish: adverar

Further reading

• “averar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10