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avere

avere

See also: avéré, averé, and avère

Asturian

Verb

avere

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of averar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of averar

Italian

Etymology

From Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (have, hold, possess), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰ- (to grab, to take).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈve.re/, [äˈveːr̺e]
  • Hyphenation: a‧vé‧re

Verb

avere

  1. (transitive) To have.
    Avevo un'anima.
    I used to have a soul.
    Ho una macchina.
    I have a car.
    Ho diciassette anni.
    I am 17 years old. (Literally: "I have 17 years".)
  2. (auxiliary) To have.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

avere m (plural averi)

  1. property, substance
  2. (in the plural) belongings
  3. credit, assets
  4. swag

Latin

Etymology 1

From aveō (I long for).

Verb

avēre

  1. present active infinitive of aveō

Etymology 2

From aveō (I am well).

Verb

avēre

  1. present active infinitive of aveō

Romanian

Etymology

From the verb avea (to have) + -re.

Noun

avere f (plural averi)

  1. assets
  2. wealth

Declension

Synonyms


Tarantino

Etymology

From Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (have, hold, possess)

Verb

avere

  1. (transitive) To have
  2. (transitive) To need

Conjugation