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swear verb (swore , sworn , swearing) 1 intrans to use indecent or blasphemous language. 2 to assert something solemnly or earnestly, sometimes with an oath. 3 to promise solemnly, usually by taking an oath. 4 to take (an oath). noun an act of swearing • He went outside to have a good swear. swearer noun. swearing noun. swear blind colloq to assert emphatically.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon swerian.
swear at someone to speak to or shout at them in indecent or blasphemous language. swear by someone or something 1 to appeal to (eg a deity or something precious or important) as a witness to a solemn promise or the truth of a statement. 2 colloq to have or put complete trust in it (eg a certain product or remedy) or item (eg a doctor or therapist). 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. swear to something to solemnly state it to be unquestionably true. swear someone to something to bind them by a solemn promise • They swore her to secrecy. |
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