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verb
1.
past participle of swear.
adjective
2.
having taken an oath: a duly elected and sworn official.
3.
bound by or as if by an oath or pledge.
4.
avowed; affirmed: He is my sworn enemy.
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verb (used without object)
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.
3.
to give evidence or make a statement on oath.
4.
to use profane oaths or language: Don't swear in front of the children.
verb (used with object)
Verb phrases5.
to declare, affirm, attest, etc., by swearing by a deity, some sacred object, etc.
6.
to affirm, assert, or say with solemn earnestness.
7.
to promise or undertake on oath or in a solemn manner; vow.
8.
to testify or state on oath: He swore it on the witness stand.
9.
EXPANDto take (an oath), as in order to give solemnity or force to a declaration, promise, etc.
10.
COLLAPSEto bind by an oath: to swear someone to secrecy.
11.
swear by,
a.
to name (a sacred being or thing) as one's witness or guarantee in swearing.
b.
Informal. to have great confidence in; rely on: He swears by his dentist.
c.
to have certain knowledge of: I thought I saw him leaving, but I couldn't swear by it.
12.
swear in, to admit to office or service by administering an oath: A new president will be sworn in today.
13.
swear off, to promise or resolve to give up something, especially intoxicating beverages.
14.
swear out, to secure (a warrant for arrest) by making an accusation under oath.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English sweren, Old English swerian; cognate with German schwören, Old Norse sverja; akin to Gothic swaran to swear; see answer
before 900; Middle English sweren, Old English swerian; cognate with German schwören, Old Norse sverja; akin to Gothic swaran to swear; see answer
Related forms
swear·er, noun
swear·ing·ly, adverb
re·swear, verb, -swore, -sworn, -swear·ing.
un·der·swear·er, noun
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| sworn (swɔːn) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | the past participle of swear |
| —adj | |
| 2. | bound, pledged, or made inveterate, by or as if by an oath: a sworn statement; he was sworn to God |
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Word Origin & History
swear
O.E. swerian "take an oath" (class VI strong verb; past tense swor, pp. sworen), from P.Gmc. *swarjanan, from root *swar- (cf. O.S. swerian, O.N. sverja, Dan. sverge, O.Fris. swera, M.Du. swaren, O.H.G. swerien, Ger. schwören, Goth. swaren "to swear"), from PIE base *swer- "to speak, say" (cf.
EXPAND O.C.S. svara "quarrel"). Also related to the second element in answer. The secondary sense of "use bad language" (c.1430) developed from the notion of "invoke sacred names." Swear-word is Amer.Eng. colloquial from 1883. Swear off "desist as with a vow" is from 1898.
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