oath

oath  (th)

n. pl. oaths (z, ths)

1.

a. A solemn, formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge, often calling on God, a god, or a sacred object as witness.

b. The words or formula of such a declaration or promise.

c. Something declared or promised.

2. An irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God or something held sacred.

3. An imprecation; a curse.

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[Middle English oth, from Old English th.]

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oath

Noun

pl oaths

1. a solemn promise, esp. to tell the truth in a court of law

2. an offensive or blasphemous expression; a swearword

3. on or under oath having made a solemn promise to tell the truth, esp. in a court of law [Old English āth]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oath - profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" curse, curse word, expletive, swearing, swearword, cuss profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or action
	2.	oath - a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury swearing dedication, commitment - a message that makes a pledge
	3.	oath - a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegiance" promise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future bayat - an oath of allegiance to an emir

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oath

noun 1. promise, bond, pledge, vow, word, compact, covenant, affirmation, sworn statement, avowal, word of honour

noun 2. swear word, curse, obscenity, blasphemy, expletive, four-letter word, cuss (informal) profanity, strong language, imprecation, malediction

Translations

oath [əuθ] n → juramento (= swear word); palabrota;

on (BRIT) or under oath → bajo juramento

oath [əuθ] n → serment m (= swear word); juron m;

to take the oath → prêter serment;

on (Brit) or under oath → sous serment; assermenté(e)

oath [əuθ] n (= promise) → Eid m, Schwur m (= swear word); Fluch m;

on oath (Brit);

under oath → unter Eid;

to take the oath (Law) → vereidigt werden

oath [əuθ] n → giuramento (= swear word); bestemmia;

to take the oath → giurare;

on oath (BRIT) or under oath → sotto giuramento

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oath

n oath [əuθ]

1 a solemn promise He swore an oath to support the king. eed يَمين، قَسَم клетва přísaha ed der Eid όρκος juramento vanne سوگند vala serment שְׁבוְּעָה शपथ zakletva eskü sumpah eiður giuramento 誓い 맹세, 서약 priesaika zvērests sumpah eed ed przysięga juramento jurământ клятва; присяга prísaha prisega zakletva ed สัจจะ yemin, ant 誓言 присяга, клятва حلف lời tuyên thệ 誓言

2 a word or phrase used when swearing curses and oaths. vloek تَجْديف заричане kletba ed der Schwur βλαστήμια, βρισιά palabrota vandesõna دشنام kirous juron קְלָלָה शपथ के शब्द kletva káromkodás sumpah blótsyrði imprecazione, bestemmia ののしり 맹세[]의 말 keiksmažodis, keiksmas lāsts sumpah seranah vloek banneord, banning przekleństwo palavrão înjurătură ругательство kliatba, nadávka kletev zakletva svordom คำสาบาน küfür 詛咒 прокляття; проклін قسم lời nguyền rủa 诅咒

on/under oath

having sworn an oath to tell the truth in a court of law The witness is on/under oath. onder eed staan, beëdig بِقَسَم под клетва pod přísahou under ed unter Eid ενόρκως, με όρκο bajo juramento vande all قسم خورده valan sitoma sous serment לְהָעִיד בִּשבוּעָה शपथबद्ध, हलफिया pod zakletvom eskü alatt sumpah eiðbundinn sotto giuramento 宣誓して 선서하고 prisaikdintas, prisiekęs saistīts ar zvērestu bersumpah onder ede under ed pod przysięgą sob juramento sub jurământ под присягой pod prísahou pod prisego pod zakletvom under ed, edsvuren ให้สัจจะ yemin etmiş, ant içmiş 發誓 під присягою زير حلف tuyên thệ 发誓