swear
51swear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. affirm, depose, depone, vow; testify, witness; blaspheme, curse. See affirmation, imprecation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To curse] Syn. blaspheme, utter profanity, cuss*; see curse 1 , 2 . 2. [To take …
52swear — [OE] Swear is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German schwören, Dutch zweren, Swedish svärja, and Danish sverge. They all go back to a prehistoric Germanic *swarjan, a derivative of the base *swar , which also lies behind the second… …
53swear by — 1) use as the support or authority that what one is saying is truthful The accused criminal was asked to swear on a bible at the trial. 2) have complete confidence in , be sure of something He swears by the walk that he takes every morning …
54swear by — informal have or express great confidence in. → swear …
55swear to — give an assurance that something is the case. → swear …
56swear by — informal we swear by these all weather tires Syn: express confidence in, have faith in, trust, believe in; set store by, value; informal rate …
57swear — To put a person under oath, that is, to administer an oath. To take an oath, that is, to put one s self under oath. To take God s name in vain; to curse. As the word is used in the law of perjury, to swear means to state a fact or facts under the …
58swear — [OE] Swear is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German schwören, Dutch zweren, Swedish svärja, and Danish sverge. They all go back to a prehistoric Germanic *swarjan, a derivative of the base *swar , which also lies behind the second… …
59Swear It Again — «Swear It Again» Сингл Westlife …
60Swear It Again — «Swear It Again» Sencillo de Westlife del álbum Westlife Formato CD single y video Grabación 1998 Género(s) Pop Discográfica …
