No. 81 in Italian
aver
An archaic or poetic form of "avere," meaning "to have."
In a sentence
Aver cura dei dettagli è importante.
Having care for the details is important.
In this sentence, 'aver' is used as the infinitive form of the verb 'avere' (to have), and it appears in an idiomatic expression meaning to pay attention or take care.
Mi sembra di aver visitato questo posto prima.
It seems to me that I have visited this place before.
Here, 'aver' is part of the compound past tense, where 'aver' represents the auxiliary verb 'avere' in its reduced form followed by the participle.
Potrebbe aver dimenticato l'appuntamento.
He/She might have forgotten the appointment.
In this usage, 'aver' is required to construct a hypothetical past situation combined with modal verbs like 'potrebbe' (might).
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