/a.vwe/
Translation
to confess, to admit
Word origin
From Latin advocare ('to call to, to summon'), from ad- ('to') and vocare ('to call'). Old French avouer first meant to acknowledge someone as one's lord, then simply to acknowledge. English 'avow' was borrowed from it.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- advocare
- English cognates
- avow, advocate, vocation
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | avoue | avouais | avouai | avouerai | avouerais |
| tu | avoues | avouais | avouas | avoueras | avouerais |
| il/elle | avoue | avouait | avoua | avouera | avouerait |
| nous | avouons | avouions | avouâmes | avouerons | avouerions |
| vous | avouez | avouiez | avouâtes | avouerez | avoueriez |
| ils/elles | avouent | avouaient | avouèrent | avoueront | avoueraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | avoue | avouasse |
| tu | avoues | avouasses |
| il/elle | avoue | avouât |
| nous | avouions | avouassions |
| vous | avouiez | avouassiez |
| ils/elles | avouent | avouassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | avoue |
| nous | avouons |
| vous | avouez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- avouant
- Past participle
- avoué · avouée · avoués · avouées
Examples
.
He ended up admitting his mistake.
J' ' .
I admit that I had not thought of it.
.
The suspect confessed everything to the police.
-, .
Admit it, you forgot my birthday.
' .
She never dared to confess her feelings to him.
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