swear

swear

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈswɛə(ɹ)/]

Senses

1. swear (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.

Example: The knight swore not to return to the palace until he had found the treasure.

2. swear (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To take an oath that an assertion is true.

Example: The witness swore that the person she had seen running out of the bank was a foot shorter than the accused.

3. swear (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.

Example: I swear I don't know what you're talking about.

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • swer (Proto-Indo-European)

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