🇬🇧🇨🇳 avow - 承认 : English Lesson

Meaning of "avow" ("承认"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To avow means to say something clearly and honestly so everyone knows what you really think or feel, like boldly admitting the truth or making a serious promise out loud.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I avow that I did not eat the cookies, but my face is covered in crumbs and betrayal.

I avow that my room is clean, as long as you don’t open the closet or look under the bed or breathe in too deeply.

Mom made me avow that I would not microwave silverware again after we almost invented indoor lightning.

I avow that I will start my homework right after this extremely important snack, nap, and cartoon marathon.

Scientists avow that octopuses are super smart—some can open jars and even escape tanks.

Rain washes the cold alley. I hold a small shaking dog and avow, "I will keep you." I avow to feed you each day, I avow to bathe you, I avow to search for any owner, I avow you are family now. I hug the dog; we both calm and smile.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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