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verb · intransitive · rare

avaunt

avaunt · avaunts · avaunted · avaunting

To advance; to move forward; to elevateTo advance; to move forward; to elevate.

/əˈvɔːnt/

Meaning

3 senses

(obsolete)To advance; to move forward; to elevate.
(obsolete)To depart; to move away.
(archaic)To vaunt; to boast.

Origin

First used 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French avant (“to the front”).

First used 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French avant (“to the front”).

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Forms

avaunts, avaunting, avaunted, avaunted

Base form	avaunt · to avaunt
3rd person singular	avaunts
Present participle	avaunting
Past simple	avaunted
Past participle	avaunted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	avaunt
he, she, it	avaunts

Past simpleLesson

all persons

avaunted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have avaunted
he, she, it	has avaunted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will avaunt

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

avalanche avant avarice avatar avenge avenueB1 aver

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