Avow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætwɔːk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐvˈaʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐvˈaʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈætwɔːk/.

Examples

Before God I swear I am innocent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swear verify affirm assert aver swan avouch

Antonyms

disavow

Parts of Speech

verb	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true “Before God I swear I am innocent”
verb	admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

Word Forms

affirmation	noun	the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
affirmer	noun	someone who claims to speak the truth
assertable	adjective	capable of being affirmed or asserted
assertion	noun	the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
asserter	noun	someone who claims to speak the truth
avower	noun	someone who claims to speak the truth
avowal	noun	a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
averment	noun	a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
swearer	noun	someone who takes a solemn oath
swearing	noun	a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bekennen

feierlich und formell als wahr erklären oder bestätigen

🇫🇷French

avouer

déclarer ou affirmer solennellement et formellement comme vrai

🇪🇸Spanish

confesar

declarar o afirmar solemne y formalmente como verdadera

🇮🇹Italian

confessare

dichiarare o affermare solennemente e formalmente come vero

🇳🇱Dutch

belijden

om plechtig en formeel als waar te verklaren of te bevestigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

confessar

declarar ou afirmar solene e formalmente como verdadeiro

🇷🇺Russian

признаваться

торжественно и официально объявить или подтвердить истинность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खुलकर कहना

गंभीरतापूर्वक और औपचारिक रूप से सत्य घोषित करना या पुष्टि करना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিজ্ঞা

সত্য হিসাবে আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে এবং আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে ঘোষণা করা বা নিশ্চিত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியளிக்கிறேன்

உண்மை என்று உறுதியாகவும் முறையாகவும் அறிவிக்க அல்லது உறுதிப்படுத்த

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రమాణం

గంభీరంగా మరియు అధికారికంగా నిజమని ప్రకటించడానికి లేదా ధృవీకరించడానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

शपथ घेणे

सत्य म्हणून गंभीरपणे आणि औपचारिकपणे घोषित करणे किंवा पुष्टी करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વચન

ઘોષણા અથવા ખાતરીપૂર્વક અને ઔપચારિક રીતે સાચું તરીકે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮಾಣ

ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಔಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ ನಿಜವೆಂದು ಘೋಷಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ದೃಢೀಕರಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമ്മതിക്കുക

ഗൗരവത്തോടെയും ഔപചാരികമായും സത്യമാണെന്ന് പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുകയോ സ്ഥിരീകരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ

ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸੱਚ ਵਜੋਂ ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عہد کرنا

سنجیدگی سے اور رسمی طور پر سچ کے طور پر اعلان یا تصدیق کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

承认

郑重而正式地声明或确认其真实性

🇯🇵Japanese

公言する

厳粛かつ正式に真実であると宣言または断言する

🇰🇷Korean

공언하다

엄숙하고 공식적으로 사실임을 선언하거나 확인하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thừa nhận

tuyên bố hoặc khẳng định một cách long trọng và chính thức là đúng

🇹🇭Thai

ยอมรับ

ประกาศหรือยืนยันอย่างเคร่งขรึมและเป็นทางการว่าเป็นความจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengakui

untuk menyatakan atau menegaskan secara sungguh-sungguh dan formal sebagai benar

🇵🇭Filipino

aaminin

upang ipahayag o pagtibayin nang taimtim at pormal na totoo

🇲🇾Malay

ikrar

untuk mengisytiharkan atau mengesahkan dengan sungguh-sungguh dan rasmi sebagai benar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اعترف

للإعلان أو التأكيد رسميا ورسميا على أنه صحيح

🇮🇷Persian

قول

به طور رسمی و رسمی صحت را اعلام یا تأیید کند

🇹🇷Turkish

itiraf etmek

ciddiyetle ve resmi olarak doğru olduğunu beyan etmek veya onaylamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹדוֹת

להצהיר או לאשר בצורה חגיגית ורשמית כאמת

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