Avouch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾəlbˌʊʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐvˈaʊtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐvˈaʊtʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾəlbˌʊʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

avow

Antonyms

disavow

Word Forms

avower

noun

someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bekennen

offen und unverblümt zugeben; Machen Sie keinen Hehl daraus

🇫🇷French

affirmer

admettre ouvertement et sans détour ; ne pas hésiter

🇪🇸Spanish

afirmar

admitir abierta y sin rodeos; actuar o hablar francamente

🇮🇹Italian

affermo

ammetterlo apertamente e senza mezzi termini; non fare storie

🇳🇱Dutch

beweren

geef openlijk en bot toe; maak er geen doekjes om

🇵🇹Portuguese

confesso

admitir aberta e sem rodeios; não se preocupe

🇷🇺Russian

признаваться

признаться открыто и прямо; не скрывать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दृढ़तापूर्वक कहना

खुले तौर पर और स्पष्ट रूप से स्वीकार करें; कोई हड्डी मत बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

অ্যাভাচ

খোলাখুলি এবং bluntly স্বীকার; সম্পর্কে কোন হাড় করা

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதிமொழி

வெளிப்படையாகவும் வெளிப்படையாகவும் ஒப்புக்கொள்; பற்றி எலும்புகள் செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

హామీ

బహిరంగంగా మరియు నిర్మొహమాటంగా అంగీకరించండి; గురించి ఏ ఎముకలు తయారు

🇮🇳Marathi

टाळणे

उघडपणे आणि स्पष्टपणे कबूल करा; बद्दल हाडे करू नका

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવગણવું

ખુલ્લેઆમ અને સ્પષ્ટપણે સ્વીકારો; વિશે કોઈ હાડકાં બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಢೀಕರಣ

ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ಸುಮಾರು ಮೂಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಬೇಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പ്

തുറന്ന് തുറന്നു സമ്മതിക്കുക; അസ്ഥികൾ ഉണ്ടാക്കരുത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਚਣਾ

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹੇਆਮ ਅਤੇ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰੋ; ਬਾਰੇ ਕੋਈ ਹੱਡੀ ਨਾ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

داد دینا

کھلے عام اور دو ٹوک اعتراف کریں؛ کوئی ہڈیاں نہ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

断言

公开、直率地承认；毫不讳言

🇯🇵Japanese

保証する

率直かつ率直に認めます。骨を作らない

🇰🇷Korean

보증하다

공개적이고 솔직하게 인정하십시오. 뼈를 떼지 마라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xác nhận

thừa nhận một cách cởi mở và thẳng thắn; không có xương về

🇹🇭Thai

หลีกเลี่ยง

ยอมรับอย่างเปิดเผยและตรงไปตรงมา อย่าให้มีกระดูกเกี่ยวกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengaku

mengakui secara terbuka dan terus terang; berkata terus terang tentang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أكد

اعترف بصراحة وصراحة؛ من غير تردد

🇮🇷Persian

رای دادن

اعتراف آشکار و صراحتا؛ هیچ استخوانی در مورد

🇹🇷Turkish

savunmak

açıkça ve açıkça itiraf edin; hiç çekinmeden

🇮🇱Hebrew

להביע

להודות בגלוי ובבוטות; אל תעשה עצמות על

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The primary meaning of 'avouch' is 'admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about'.

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