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swear  (swâr)

v. swore (swôr, swr), sworn (swôrn, swrn), swear·ing, swears

v.intr.

1. To make a solemn declaration, invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing, in confirmation of and witness to the honesty or truth of such a declaration.

2. To make a solemn promise; vow.

3. To use profane oaths; curse.

4. Law To give evidence or testimony under oath.

v.tr.

1. To declare or affirm solemnly by invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing.

2. To promise or pledge with a solemn oath; vow: He swore his oath of allegiance to the queen. See Synonyms at promise.

3. To utter or bind oneself to (an oath).

4. Law To administer a legal oath to: All the witnesses have been sworn.

5. To say or affirm earnestly and with great conviction.

Phrasal Verbs:

swear at

To use abusive, violent, or blasphemous language against; curse.

swear by

1. To have great reliance on or confidence in: He swears by his personal physician.

2. To have reliable knowledge of; be sure of: I think she left early, but I couldn't swear by it.

3. To take an oath by: He swore by all the angels and saints of heaven.

swear in

To administer a legal or official oath to: swear in a mayor.

swear off Informal

To pledge to renounce or give up: She has sworn off cigarettes.

swear out Law

To obtain (a warrant for arrest) by making a charge under oath.

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[Middle English sweren, from Old English swerian; see swer- in Indo-European roots.]

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swearer n.

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swear

Verb

[swearing, swore, sworn]

1. to use words considered obscene or blasphemous

2. to promise solemnly on oath; vow: Sally and Peter swore to love and cherish each other

3. swear by to have complete confidence in (something)

4. to state (something) earnestly: I swear he was all right

5. to give evidence on oath in a law court [Old English swerian]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	swear - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate blaspheme - speak of in an irreverent or impious manner; "blaspheme God" give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
	2.	swear - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" avow, swan, affirm, assert, aver, verify hold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature" declare - state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence" assure, tell - inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"
	3.	swear - promise solemnly; take an oath vow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again" swear off - promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether"
	4.	swear - make a deposition; declare under oath depone, depose declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
	5.	swear - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" rely, trust, bank believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" credit - have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of lean - rely on for support; "We can lean on this man" depend, bet, reckon, calculate, count, look - have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"

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swear

verb 1. curse, cuss (informal) blaspheme, turn the air blue (informal) be foul-mouthed, take the Lord's name in vain, utter profanities, imprecate

verb 2. vow, promise, take an oath, warrant, testify, depose, attest, avow, give your word, state under oath, pledge yourself

verb 3. declare, assert, affirm, swear blind, asseverate

swear by something believe in, trust, depend on, rely on, have confidence in

Translations

swear [pt swore, pp sworn] [swɛəʳ, swɔːʳ, swɔːn] vi → jurar;

(with swearwords) → decir tacos

vt to swear an oath → prestar juramento, jurar;

to swear to sth → declarar algo bajo juramento

swear in vt → tomar juramento (a)

swear [swɛəʳ] [swore , pt , sworn , pp ] [swɔːʳ, swɔːn] vt, vi → jurer;

to swear to sth → jurer de qch;

to swear an oath → prêter serment

swear in vt → assermenter

swear [swɛəʳ] [swore , pt , sworn , pp ] vi (curse) → fluchen

vt (promise) → schwören;

to swear an oath → einen Eid ablegen

swear in swear vt → vereidigen

swear [pt swore, pp sworn] [swɛəʳ, swɔːʳ, swɔːn] vi [witness etc] → giurare (= curse); bestemmiare, imprecare

vt to swear an oath → prestare giuramento;

to swear to sth → giurare qc

swear in vt → prestare giuramento a

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swear

v swear [sweə]

1 to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago. sweer يَحْلِف، يُقْسِم заклевам се přísahat sværge schwören ορκίζομαι jurar vanduma, tõotama هتاكي كردن vannoa jurer לְהִישָׁבַע शपथ खाना, कसम खाना prisizati, položiti zakletvu (meg)esküszik bersumpah sverja giurare 誓う 서약하다, 선서하다, 맹세하다 prisiekti zvērēt bersumpah zweren sverge (på) przysięgać jurar a jura клясться prisahať priseči zakleti se svära [] สาบาน yemin etmek 發誓 клястися, присягатися قسم کھا کر کہنا thề, hứa 发誓

2 to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse Don't swear in front of the children! vloek يَشْتُم ругая klít bande fluchen βλαστημώ blasfemar vanduma, kiruma سوگند ياد كردن kiroilla jurer לְקַלֵל दृढ़तापूर्वक कहना psovati, kleti káromkodik menyumpah blóta imprecare, bestemmiare ののしる 욕지거리하다 keiktis lādēties; lamāties menyumpah vloeken banne przeklinać praguejar a în­jura божиться; чертыхаться kliať preklinjati psovati svära สาบแช่ง küfretmek, sövüp saymak 詛咒，謾罵 богохульствувати غصے میں خدا کی یا دوسرے بزرگان دین کے نام کی قسم کھانا nguyền rủa 诅咒，谩骂

adj sworn [swoːn]

1 (of friends, enemies etc) (determined, as if) having taken an oath always to remain so They are sworn enemies. geswore أعْداء ألِدّاء، أصْدِقاء أحِمّاء заклет zapřísáhlý svoren verschworen ορκισμένος declarado; (traductor u otro cargo tomado bajo juramento) jurado andunud قسم خورده vannoutunut juré מוּשבַּע शपथ दिलाना zakleti esküdt sejati svarinn giurato 誓いを立てた 맹세한 prisiekęs mūžīgs; ar zvērestu saistīts sejati gezworen svoren zaprzysięgły declarado jurat закадычный; заклятый zaprisahaný zaklet zaklet svuren ที่สาบานแล้ว ant içmiş, yemin etmiş 莫逆(之交)，不共戴天(的敵人) заклятий; запеклий مستقل، مصمم cực đoan trong sự yêu mến, ghét bỏ 莫逆（之交），不共戴天（的敌人）

2 (of evidence, statements etc) given by a person who has sworn to tell the truth The prisoner made a sworn statement. beëdigde بالقَسَم под клетва přísežný edsvoren eidesstaatlich, lich ένορκος bajo juramento vannutatud با قيد سوگند valallinen fait sous serment שְׁבוּעָה कोसना को गाली देना pod prisegom eskü alatt tett di bawah sumpah eiðsvarinn sotto giuramento 宣誓した 선서한 duotas priesaikos būdu apzvērēts bersumpah onder ede edsvoren ... pod przysięgą sob juramento făcut sub jurământ присягнувший prísažný zaprisežen zaklet edsvuren ที่ได้ให้คำปฏิญาณ yeminli 發誓後提出(證據，聲明) даний під присягою حلفیہ bị ràng buộc bởi lời thề 发誓后提出（证据，声明）

n ˈswear-word

a word used in cursing `Damn' is a mild swear-word. vloekwoord كَلِمَة شَتْم ругатня zaklení bandeord der Fluch βλαστήμια, βρισιά palabrota, taco, grosería vandesõna ناسزا kirosana juron מִילַת קְלָלָה गाली अपशब्द kletva, psovka káromkodás sumpah serapah blótsyrði imprecazione, bestemmia ののしりの言葉 keiksmažodis lamuvārds sumpah seranah vloek banneord przekleństwo palavrão înjurătură ругательство zakliatie kletvica psovka svordom คำสาบาน küfür 詛咒 лайка; нецензурне слово وہ لفظ جو بے ادبانہ قسم میں استعمال کیا جاءے lời nguyền rủa 诅咒

swear by

1 to appeal to (eg God) as a witness of one's words I swear by Heaven that I'm innocent. sweer يُقْسِمُ بِ кълна се přísahat při sværge schwören bei ορκίζομαι σε... jurar por (kellegi nimel) vanduma قسم دادن vannoa jonkin nimeen jurer par לְהִישָבַע בְּ- की शपथ लेना kleti se čime esküszik vmire bersumpah sverja við giurare su ～に誓って言う prisiekti (kuo) zvērēt pie (kaut kā) bersumpah zweren bij sverge ved przysięgać na jurar por a jura pe клясться (кем-л., чем-л.) prisahať na prisegati pri čem zakleti se svära på สาบานต่อ yemin etmek 對...發誓 клястися خدا کو گواہ کر کے کہنا viện chúa, thánh thần ...để thề 对...发誓

2 to put complete trust in (a remedy etc) She swears by aspirin for all the children's illnesses. glo in, vertrou in يَثِقُ ثِقَةً كَبيرَةً доверявам се на přísahat na sværge til schwören auf εμπιστεύομαι απόλυτα tener una fe absoluta (en), creer ciegamente (en) (millessegi) uskuma اعتقاد داشتن luottaa täysin ne jurer que par לְהַאֲמִין בָּכל הַלֵב पर अधिक भरोसा रखना pouzdavati se u što, imati veliko povjerenje u što esküszik vmire percaya penuh hafa tröllatrú á (avere fiducia in) 信頼する ...을 매우 신뢰하다 šventai tikėti pilnīgi uzticēties/ticēt meyakini sesuatu itu sangat baik untuk sesuatu zweren bij sverge til święcie wierzyć w confiar em a avea deplină încredere în молиться на что-л. prisahať na prisegati na kaj pouzdati se tro blint på วางใจใน güvenmek 極其信賴 безмежно вірити в کسی چیز پر پورا اعتماد رکھنا یا کرنا tỏ ra tín nhiệm 极其信赖

swear in

to introduce (a person) into a post or office formally, by making him swear an oath The new Governor is being sworn in next week. beëdig يُقْسِمُ اليَمين القانونِيَّه полагам клетва при стъпване в длъжност složit přísahu tage i ed vereidigen ορκίζομαι (κατά την ανάληψη αξιώματος) tomar juramento a ametisse vannutama مراسم تحليف را به جا آوردن ottaa virkavala prêter serment faire à לְהַשבִּיעַ शपथ दिलाना zaprisegnuti koga felesket disumpah sverja (e-n) í embætti prestare giuramento 宣誓させて任命する 선서 취임을 시키다 prisaikdinti pieņemt zvērestu mengangkat sumpah be{#225}{#137}{#225}digen ta i ed zaprzysięgać dar posse a depune jurământul приводить к присяге zložiť prísahu, zaviazať prísahou zapriseči položiti zakletvu låta avlägga ämbetsed กล่าวคำปฏิญาณเพื่อรับตำแหน่งหน้าที่ bağlılık yemini ettirerek göreve başlatmak 使宣誓就職 приводити до присяги کسی عہدے کی حلفیہ ذمے داری سونپنا tuyên thệ 使宣誓就职

swear to

to make a solemn statement, with an oath, in support of I'll swear to the truth of what he said; I think he was here this morning, but I wouldn't like to swear to it. sweer om يُقْسِمُ جازِما заявявам тържествено ručit za aflægge ed på etwas beschwören παίρνω όρκο jurar; poner la mano en el fuego vandega kinnitama اطمينان نداشتن به چيزي mennä valalle attester לְהַשבִּיעוֹ की सत्यता के बारे में घोषणा करना kleti se, zakleti se megesküszik vmire bersumpah votta, sverja giurare su 断言する ...을 (맹세코) 증언하다 prisiekti apzvērēt bersumpah een eed doen op sverge, avlegge ed på zaświadczać pod przysięgą afirmar solenemente a pro­mite клясться в чём-л. ručiť za s prisego potrditi položiti zakletvu svära på ประกาศความจริง yemin etmek 斷言 свідчити під присягою کسی کے حق میں حلفیہ بیان دینا nói dứt khoát rằng cái gì là sự thật 断言