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swear /swār/ intransitive verb (pat swore /swör or swōr/, archaic sware; pap sworn /swörn or swōrn/ or archaic and non-standard swōre)- To take or utter an oath
- To utter indecent or blasphemous language
- To utter imprecations
- (eg of a cat) to utter defiant noises (informal)
- To give evidence on oath (rare)
transitive verb- To assert, promise, agree to, confirm or value, on oath
- To assert loudly or boldly
- To invoke (Shakespeare)
- To administer an oath to
- To put on oath
- To bind by oath
- (now usu swear in) to admit to office by an oath
- To bring, put or render by swearing
noun- An expression that is formally an oath or a curse, or bad language generally (informal)
- A bout of swearing, bad language (informal)
- An oath (archaic)
ORIGIN: OE swerian; Du zweren, Ger schwören swearˈer noun swearˈing noun and adjective swearˈy adjective (informal) Relating to, containing or inclined to use swear-words sworn adjective - Attested
- Bound by oath
- Having taken an oath
- Devoted, inveterate, confirmed, as if by oath
swearˈ-word noun A word that is considered bad language swear at - To hurl oaths and curses at
- To be very incongruous with, esp in colour (informal)
swear blind (informal) To assert emphatically swear by - To invoke as witness to an oath
- To put complete confidence in
swear in To inaugurate by oath swear off To renounce, promise to give up swear to To affirm or identify on oath |