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swearswear /swɛr/ ●●○ S3 verb (past tense swore /swɔr/, past participle sworn /swɔrn/) ETYMOLOGYswearOrigin: Old English swerian VERB TABLEswear |
| Present | I, you, we, they | swear | | he, she, it | swears | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | swore | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sworn | | he, she, it | has sworn | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sworn | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will swear | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sworn |
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| Present | I | am swearing | | he, she, it | is swearing | | you, we, they | are swearing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was swearing | | you, we, they | were swearing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been swearing | | he, she, it | has been swearing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been swearing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be swearing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been swearing |
► swear like a sailor/trooper (=use very offensive language) ► I swear to God I swear to God I didn’t take anything out of your room. ► swears up and down She swears up and down (=used to emphasize something) that it wasn’t her. ► swear on the Bible/your life etc. I swear on my life I don’t know where the money is. ► swore an oath All of us swore an oath to protect our country as military officers. ► swear allegiance to Bouchard refused to swear allegiance to (=promise to be loyal to) the queen. THESAURUS to tell someone that you will definitely do something or that something will happen► promise to tell someone that you will definitely do something or that something will happen: The mayor promised a full investigation. “I’ll help you get it finished.” “Promise?” (=used to ask if someone promises) ► give somebody your word to promise someone very sincerely that you will do something: He gave us his word, and I believe him. ► swear to make a very serious promise: He had sworn not to reveal her secret. ► take/swear an oath to make a very serious promise in public, especially to be loyal or honest: You must take an oath of loyalty to your country. ► vow to make a serious promise, often to yourself: She vowed that she would never drink alcohol again. ► pledge to make a formal, usually public, promise to do something to help someone: Canada pledged to provide medical aid. ► guarantee to promise something that you feel very sure about, especially when you will lose something if you do not do what you promise: I can guarantee you a ten percent increase on your current salary. ► assure to promise someone that something will happen so that he or she feels less worried: Let me assure you that we will do everything possible to find the thieves. ► commit to promise to do something, especially legally or officially: The company had committed to finishing the project by June 20. ► undertake to do something formal to promise or agree to do something. Used in writing or literature: I undertook to support her, clothe her, and protect her. 1OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE [intransitive] to use offensive language, especially because you are angry: I’ve never heard her swear.swear at somebody/something I’m sorry I swore at you.swear like a sailor/trooper (=use very offensive language)2STATE THE TRUTH [transitive not in progressive] spoken to emphasize that what you have said is the truth: swear (that) He swore that he didn’t tell Tim. I swear to God I didn’t take anything out of your room. She swears up and down (=used to emphasize something) that it wasn’t her.swear on the Bible/your life etc. I swear on my life I don’t know where the money is.3PROMISE [transitive] to make a very serious promise: swear (that) Sam swore that he would always support them.swear to do something Do you swear to tell the whole truth? All of us swore an oath to protect our country as military officers. Bouchard refused to swear allegiance to (=promise to be loyal to) the queen.► see thesaurus at promise14I could have sworn that... (also I could swear that...) spoken used to say that you were sure about something, but now you are not sure: I could’ve sworn that I’d met her before.5swear somebody to secrecy/silence to make someone promise not to tell anyone what you have told him or herswear by something phrasal verb informal to believe strongly that something is good or effective: She swears by vitamin C as a cure for colds.swear somebody ↔ in phrasal verb1to make someone promise publicly to be loyal to a country, official job, etc.: swear somebody in as something McCrory was sworn in as city manager last March.2law to make someone give an official promise in a court of law: The jury had to be sworn in first.[Origin: Old English swerian] → see also swearing-inswear something ↔ off phrasal verb to promise to stop doing something that is bad for you: I’m swearing off alcohol after last night!swear to something phrasal verb1 law to say that something is true, especially in a court of law: The maid saw her leave at 1:30, and she’s willing to swear to it.2I couldn’t/wouldn’t swear to (doing) something used to say that you think something is true, but you are not certain: I think I parked across the street, but I wouldn’t swear to it. |