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Found 2 items, similar to swore.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: swore
swear
v 1: utter obscenities or profanities;
“The drunken men were
cursing loudly in the street” [syn:
curse,
cuss,
blaspheme,
imprecate]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true;
“Before
God I swear I am innocent” [syn:
affirm,
verify,
assert,
avow,
aver,
swan]
3: promise solemnly; take an oath
4: make a deposition; declare under oath [syn:
depose,
depone]
5: 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” [syn:
trust,
rely,
bank]
[ant:
distrust,
distrust]
[also:
sworn,
swore]
swore
See
swear
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Swore
Swear
\Swear\, v. i. [imp.
Swore, formerly
Sware; p. p.
Sworn; p. pr. & vb. n.
Swearing.] [OE. swerien, AS.
swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G.
schw["o]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv["a]rja, Dan. sv[ae]rge,
Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an
answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm.
[root]177. Cf.
Answer.]
1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to
God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise,
threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by
some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the
Bible, the Koran, etc.
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Ye shall swear by my name falsely. --Lev. xix.
12.
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I swear by all the Roman gods. --Shak.
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2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth
of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.
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3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use
the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon
God in imprecation; to curse.
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[I] swore little; diced not above seven times a
week. --Shak.
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To swear by, to place great confidence in a person or
thing; to trust implicitly as an authority.
“I simply
meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord
Verulam.” --Miss Edgeworth.
To swear off, to make a solemn vow, or a serious
resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off
smoking. [Slang]
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Swore
\Swore\,
imp. of
Swear.
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