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swear
verb (past tense swore , past participle sworn , present participle swearing )
1 intr to use indecent or blasphemous language.
2 tr & intr (sometimes swear to something) to assert it solemnly or earnestly, sometimes with an oath.
3 to promise solemnly, usually by taking an oath.
4 to take (an oath).
5 to bind by a solemn promise They swore her to secrecy .
6 intr (swear by someone or something)
a to appeal to (eg a deity or something precious or important) as a witness to a solemn promise or the truth of a statement;
b colloq to have or put complete trust in it (eg a certain product or remedy) or them (eg a doctor or therapist).
noun an act of swearing He went outside to have a good swear .
[Anglo-Saxon swerian ]
swearer noun .
swearing noun .
swear blind colloq to assert emphatically.
swear someone in to introduce them formally into a post, or into the witness box, by requesting them to take an oath.
swear off something colloq to promise to renounce it or give it up.
verb (past tense swore , past participle sworn , present participle swearing )
1 intr to use indecent or blasphemous language.
2 tr & intr (sometimes swear to something) to assert it solemnly or earnestly, sometimes with an oath.
3 to promise solemnly, usually by taking an oath.
4 to take (an oath).
5 to bind by a solemn promise They swore her to secrecy .
6 intr (swear by someone or something)
a to appeal to (eg a deity or something precious or important) as a witness to a solemn promise or the truth of a statement;
b colloq to have or put complete trust in it (eg a certain product or remedy) or them (eg a doctor or therapist).
noun an act of swearing He went outside to have a good swear .
[Anglo-Saxon swerian ]
swearer noun .
swearing noun .
swear blind colloq to assert emphatically.
swear someone in to introduce them formally into a post, or into the witness box, by requesting them to take an oath.
swear off something colloq to promise to renounce it or give it up.
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