swear
31swear — [[t]swɛər[/t]] v. swore, sworn, swear•ing 1) to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible 2) to bind oneself by oath; vow 3) law to give evidence or make a statement on oath 4) to use profane …
32swear — [c]/swɛə / (say swair) verb (swore or, Archaic, sware, sworn, swearing) –verb (i) 1. to make a solemn declaration with an appeal to God or some superhuman being in confirmation of what is declared; make affirmation in a solemn manner by some… …
33swear — v. & n. v. (past swore; past part. sworn) 1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin. or that + clause) state or promise solemnly or on oath. b take (an oath). 2 tr. colloq. say emphatically; insist (swore he had not seen it). 3 tr. cause to take an oath …
34swear to — Synonyms and related words: OK, accept, accredit, affirm, amen, and candle, approve, assert under oath, assure, attest, authenticate, authorize, autograph, book, certify, confirm, cosign, countersign, depone, depose, endorse, give permission,… …
35swear — 01. I don t like it when you [swear], and I don t want you to use that kind of language in the house. 02. I [swear] that if anything ever happened to you, I just couldn t go on living. 03. After waking up with a terrible headache, Pavlo [swore]… …
36swear — v 1. take an oath, swear on the Bible, swear on a stack of Bibles, swear by all that s holy, say before God. 2. vow, pledge, promise, solemnly promise; give one s word, say on Scout s honor, pledge one s honor, cross one s heart and hope to die;… …
37swear — for·swear; re·swear; swear; swear·er; un·swear; …
38swear*/ — [sweə] (past tense swore [swɔː] ; past participle sworn [swɔːn] ) verb 1) to use words that are deliberately offensive, for example because you are angry That s the first time I ve ever heard him swear.[/ex] She was shouting and swearing at… …
39swear to — phrasal verb [transitive, usually in negatives] Word forms swear to : present tense I/you/we/they swear to he/she/it swears to present participle swearing to past tense swore to past participle sworn to swear to something to be completely certain …
40swear in — or[swear into] {v.} To have a person swear or promise to do his duty as a member or an officer of an organization, government department, or similar group. Swear into is used when the name of the group is given. * /Mary and Ann will be sworn into …
