verb trans
to use profane or obscene language
to utter or take (an oath) solemnly
to assert (something) as true, often under oath
a sworn affidavit
to promise (something) emphatically or earnestly
She swore not to be late
to administer an oath to (somebody)
to bind (somebody) by an oath
I swore him to secrecy
to use profane or obscene language
Money doesn't talk, it swears — Bob Dylan
to take an oath
swear by
to place great confidence in (something)
He swore by garlic as a remedy for colds
swear off
informal to vow to abstain from (something)
swear to
to express certainty about (something)
She couldn't swear to his being the same man
swearer noun
[Old English swerian]