ALL meanings of swear
swear
S s - verb without object swear to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible. 1
- verb without object swear to bind oneself by oath. 1
- verb without object swear to give evidence or make a statement on oath. 1
- verb without object swear to use profane oaths or language: Don't swear in front of the children. 1
- verb with object swear to declare, affirm, attest, etc., by swearing by a deity, some sacred object, etc. 1
- verb with object swear to affirm, assert, or say with solemn earnestness. 1
- verb with object swear to promise or undertake on oath or in a solemn manner; vow. 1
- verb with object swear to testify or state on oath: He swore it on the witness stand. 1
- verb with object swear to take (an oath), as in order to give solemnity or force to a declaration, promise, etc. 1
- verb with object swear to bind by an oath: to swear someone to secrecy. 1
- transitive verb swear promise 1
- transitive verb swear legal: say under oath 1
- intransitive verb swear use obscene words 1
- verbal expression swear promise solemnly to 1
- intransitive verb swear use bad language towards, curse at 1
- verb swear If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry. 0
- verb swear If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it. 0
- verb swear 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. 0
- verb swear If someone is sworn to secrecy or is sworn to silence, they promise another person that they will not reveal a secret. 0
- verb swear to declare or affirm (a statement) as true, esp by invoking a deity, etc, as witness 0
- verb swear to invoke (a deity, etc) by name as a witness or guarantee to an oath 0
- verb swear to trust implicitly; have complete confidence (in) 0
- verb swear to curse, blaspheme, or use swearwords 0
- verb swear to promise solemnly on oath; vow 0
- verb swear to assert or affirm with great emphasis or earnestness 0
- verb swear to give evidence or make any statement or solemn declaration on oath 0
- verb swear to take an oath in order to add force or solemnity to (a statement or declaration) 0
- noun swear a period of swearing 0
- intransitive verb swear to make a solemn declaration with an appeal to God or to something held sacred for confirmation 0
- intransitive verb swear to make a solemn promise; vow 0
- intransitive verb swear to use profane or obscene language; curse 0
- intransitive verb swear to give evidence under oath 0
- verb transitive swear to declare solemnly in the name of God or of something held sacred 0
- verb transitive swear to pledge or vow on oath 0
- verb transitive swear to assert or promise with great conviction or emphasis 0
- verb transitive swear to take (an oath) by swearing 0
- verb transitive swear to administer a legal oath to 0