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- Dictionaryswear/swɛː/
verb
- 1. make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case: "Maria made me swear I would never tell anyone" Similar
- 2. use language of a kind regarded as coarse, blasphemous, or otherwise unacceptable in polite or formal speech in order to express anger or other strong emotion: "Peter swore under his breath" Similar
noun
- 1. a word regarded as coarse, blasphemous, or otherwise unacceptable in polite or formal speech; a swear word: informal "Griffin made contact with the coach, which led to him yelling a swear back in his direction"
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to promise or say firmly that you are telling the truth or that you will do something or behave in a particular way: I don't know anything about what happened, I swear (it). [ + (that) ] You might find it difficult to believe, but I swear (that) the guy just came up to me and gave me the money.
1. : to utter or take solemnly (an oath) 2. a. : to assert as true or promise under oath. a sworn affidavit. swore to uphold the Constitution. b. : to assert or promise emphatically or earnestly. swore he'd study harder next time. 3. a. : to put to an oath : administer an oath to. b. : to bind by an oath. swore them to secrecy. 4.
1. to declare or affirm (a statement) as true, esp by invoking a deity, etc, as witness. 2. (foll by by) a. to invoke (a deity, etc) by name as a witness or guarantee to an oath. b. to trust implicitly; have complete confidence (in) 3. (intransitive; often foll by at) to curse, blaspheme, or use swearwords.
Definition of swear verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of swear. verb. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. “Before God I swear I am innocent” synonyms: affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, verify. see more. verb. promise solemnly; take an oath. see more. verb. utter obscenities or profanities. synonyms: blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate. blaspheme.
to give evidence or make a statement on oath. 4. to use profane oaths or language. Don't swear in front of the children. transitive verb. 5. to declare, affirm, attest, etc., by swearing by a deity, some sacred object, etc. 6. to affirm, assert, or say with solemn earnestness.
1. If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be vulgar or offensive, usually because they are angry. [...] 2. If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it. [...] 3. If you say that you swear that something is true or that you can swear to it, you are saying very firmly that it is true.
SWEAR definition: 1. to use language that people think is rude or offensive: 2. to make a serious promise: 3. used…. Learn more.
The earliest known use of the noun swear is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for swear is from before 1643, in the writing of William Cartwright, poet, playwright, and Church of England clergyman. It is also recorded as a verb from the Old English period (pre-1150).
SWEAR meaning: 1 : to state (something) very strongly and sincerely; 2 : to promise very strongly and sincerely to do or not do something
