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When the venture has been made of dealing with historical events and characters, it always seems fair towards the reader to avow what liberties have been taken, and how much of the sketch is founded on history.
Charlotte Mary Yonge

Meaning of "avow" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AVOW

From Old French avouer to confess, from Latin advocāre to appeal to, call upon.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AVOW

avow  [əˈvaʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AVOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Avow is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb avow in English.

WHAT DOES AVOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of avow in the English dictionary

The first definition of avow in the dictionary is to state or affirm. Other definition of avow is to admit openly. Avow is also to justify or maintain.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AVOW

PRESENT

Present
I avow
you avow
he/she/it avows
we avow
you avow
they avow
Present continuous
I am avowing
you are avowing
he/she/it is avowing
we are avowing
you are avowing
they are avowing
Present perfect
I have avowed
you have avowed
he/she/it has avowed
we have avowed
you have avowed
they have avowed
Present perfect continuous
I have been avowing
you have been avowing
he/she/it has been avowing
we have been avowing
you have been avowing
they have been avowing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I avowed
you avowed
he/she/it avowed
we avowed
you avowed
they avowed
Past continuous
I was avowing
you were avowing
he/she/it was avowing
we were avowing
you were avowing
they were avowing
Past perfect
I had avowed
you had avowed
he/she/it had avowed
we had avowed
you had avowed
they had avowed
Past perfect continuous
I had been avowing
you had been avowing
he/she/it had been avowing
we had been avowing
you had been avowing
they had been avowing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will avow
you will avow
he/she/it will avow
we will avow
you will avow
they will avow
Future continuous
I will be avowing
you will be avowing
he/she/it will be avowing
we will be avowing
you will be avowing
they will be avowing
Future perfect
I will have avowed
you will have avowed
he/she/it will have avowed
we will have avowed
you will have avowed
they will have avowed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been avowing
you will have been avowing
he/she/it will have been avowing
we will have been avowing
you will have been avowing
they will have been avowing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would avow
you would avow
he/she/it would avow
we would avow
you would avow
they would avow
Conditional continuous
I would be avowing
you would be avowing
he/she/it would be avowing
we would be avowing
you would be avowing
they would be avowing
Conditional perfect
I would have avow
you would have avow
he/she/it would have avow
we would have avow
you would have avow
they would have avow
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been avowing
you would have been avowing
he/she/it would have been avowing
we would have been avowing
you would have been avowing
they would have been avowing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you avow
we let´s avow
you avow
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to avow
Past participle
avowed
Present Participle
avowing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AVOW


disavow
ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ
reavow
ˌriːəˈvaʊ
vow
vaʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AVOW

avoidant
avoider
avoirdupois
avoirdupois pound
avoirdupois weight
avoision
Avon
avoset
avouch
avouchable
avoucher
avouchment
avowable
avowableness
avowably
avowal
avowed
avowedly
avower
avoyer

WORDS THAT END LIKE AVOW

allow
arrow
below
blow
bow
cash flow
don´t know
fellow
flow
follow
grow
hollow
how
in a row
know
know-how
low
narrow
now
out of the window

Synonyms and antonyms of avow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AVOW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «avow» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of avow

Translation of «avow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AVOW

Find out the translation of avow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of avow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «avow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

说出来的事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

avow
570 millions of speakers

English

avow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खुलकर कहना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

avow
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Avow
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

avow
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সত্য বলিয়া ঘোষণা করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avouer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terima kasih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bekennen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

率直に認める
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이 자리에서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sampean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhìn nhận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆணையுறுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बक्षीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beyan etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ammettere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

avow
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Avow
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

avow
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομολογώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

avow
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bekänna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avow
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of avow

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AVOW»

The term «avow» is normally little used and occupies the 122.817 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AVOW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about avow

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «AVOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word avow.
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Charlotte Mary Yonge
When the venture has been made of dealing with historical events and characters, it always seems fair towards the reader to avow what liberties have been taken, and how much of the sketch is founded on history.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AVOW»

Discover the use of avow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to avow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Avow
Scarlet remembers.
Chelsea Fine, 2012
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Avow
A haunting, subtly constructed play...[THE COMING WORLD] tackles big themes--the nature of truth and love--with a deceptively light touch.
Bill C. Davis, 2001
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Rebellion Sainted: or, King-Killing openly avow'd and ...
x; '0 R, si'ffl-CJKing-Kllhng Y LOPENLY' Y Avow'a' and ' B Ell ,N'G {ExffwiL-J .5 The 'DyingWOrds an'd Sena. -tim¢ncs of the Regicidcs I that 'lwcrcf Executh for the lImpious Murder of their Sovereign K. Charles" f1“ . the First,withth_cir ...
Charles I (King of England), 1710
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Avow'able (adj. front avow) Capable of being avowed. Avow'ahly (adv. from avow ) In an avowahle manner. Avow'ai [9. from avow) A solemn and open confession, a positive declaration. Avow'ed (p. from avow) Confessed, positively affirmed.
John Ash, 1775
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Combined Operation and Maintenance Instructions: ...
A volume CALL LEVEL control on the AVOW front panel is used to set the alarm volume to a desired level. 5-10.3 Using tho Hoodsot. After a ring is generated to another AVOW, and the ring tone is successfully detected by the other AVOW, ...
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Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Conference of the ...
Equivalence links (the dotted lines) are formed when CHREST+ has a pointer to both a circuit chunk and an AVOW chunk within its STM at the same time. Here, the model has just learnt link (c). chunks of information. However, EPAM itself was ...
Johanna D. Moore, Keith Stenning, 2001
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Relating to Responsibility: Essays for Tony Honoré on His ...
And this means that they have to avow those standards that any worthy interlocutor—any conversable subject— must generally be expected to satisfy. The interlocutor who proved indifferent to criteria of inductive evidence, logical consistency, ...
Peter Cane, Tony Honoré, John Gardner, 2001
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The Law-dictionary, Explaining the Rise, Progress, and ...
The defendant may either avow the taking or justify it; if he avow, it must be upon a right subsisting, such as rent arrere, &.c., and then he entitles himself to a return ; but where by matter subsequent he is not to have the thing for which the ...
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, Thomas Colpitts Granger, 1836
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The Law-dictionary: Explaining the Rise, Progress, and ...
AVOWRY, Is where a man takes a distress for rent or other thing, and the party on whom taken sues for a replevin, then the taker shall justify his plea for what cause he took it ; and if in his own right, he must show the same, and avow the taking ...
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1811
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
Avouch,/. Declaration; evidence; testimony: I might not this believe, Without the sensible and try'd avouch Of mine ow n eyes. Shakespeare. AVOU'CHABLE, adj. That may be avouched. AVOU'CHER,/ he that avouches. To AVOW, v. a. [avoucr,  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AVOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term avow is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Pragmatic Snapshot of Ethiopia's Foreign Policy in the Sub Region
Ethiopia shall avow itself of continuing its effort in fostering peace process and fighting insurgency with or without the support of the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Leave the Ballot Blank -- The Greek Choice for Europe
On the world stage today, the hatred by Europeans of what Europeans themselves avow as their core is a looming presence. If you think that ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Why I Give: Sue Watts of Simply Faces
Watts serves as a contributing writer for several publications, works alongside Avow Hospice, the American Cancer Society , Oncology Infusion ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
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Roger Casement: from "Speech from the Dock" (1916)
... her blood in any cause but her own, and if that be treason beyond the seas I am not ashamed to avow to it or to answer for it here with my life. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Beloit's youngsters learning 'please,' 'thank you' and more
The camp, held by Apostolic Voices of Worldwide Covenant Ministries (AVOW) and House of David drama group, was staffed by volunteers ... «Beloit Daily News, Jul 15»
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A Pragmatic Snapshot of Country's Foreign Policy in the Sub Region
Ethiopia shall avow itself of continuing its effort in fostering peace process and fighting insurgency with or without support of the international ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Workers disunited, Marikana results!
Legal analysts, who avow that the law is an ass, probably have the apartheid laws in mind. Of course we have philosophers, who say the law is ... «Mmegi Online, Jun 15»
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Ooh La La Jewels Du Jour announces Sue Watts as July's Ooh La …
Watts serves as a contributing writer for several publications and is currently working alongside Avow Hospice, the American Cancer Society, ... «Naples Daily News, Jun 15»
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Japanese Primate to join WCC pilgrimage to Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Their governments – the US, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Netherlands, Norway and Pakistan – all avow support for nuclear ... «Anglicannews, Jun 15»
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McAuliffe makes the right move on Confederate plate
They demand the abolition of negro slavery throughout the confederacy ... and avow their determination to press on their crusade against us.”. «Bristol Herald Courier, Jun 15»

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