swear /swār/

1. To take or utter an oath
2. To utter indecent or blasphemous language
3. To utter imprecations
4. (eg of a cat) to utter defiant noises (informal)
5. To give evidence on oath (rare)

1. To assert, promise, agree to, confirm or value, on oath
2. To assert loudly or boldly
3. To invoke (Shakespeare)
4. To administer an oath to
5. To put on oath
6. To bind by oath
7. (now usu swear in) to admit to office by an oath
8. To bring, put or render by swearing

1. An expression that is formally an oath or a curse, or bad language generally (informal)
2. A bout of swearing, bad language (informal)
3. An oath (archaic)

swearˈer noun

swearˈing noun and adjective

swearˈy adjective (informal)

Relating to, containing or inclined to use swear-words

sworn adjective

1. Attested
2. Bound by oath
3. Having taken an oath
4. Devoted, inveterate, confirmed, as if by oath

swearˈ-word noun

A word that is considered bad language

swear at

1. To hurl oaths and curses at
2. To be very incongruous with, esp in colour (informal)

swear blind (informal)

To assert emphatically

swear by

1. To invoke as witness to an oath
2. 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

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