Dictionary
swear
Meaning
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- To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
- To take an oath that an assertion is true.
- To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
- To administer an oath to (a person).
- To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/swɛə/
Cognate with Dutch
zweren
Cognate with German
schwören
Cognate with Western Frisian
swier
Cognate with Dutch
zwaar
Cognate with German
schwer
Cognate with Latin
sērius
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