oath in English
- oath⇄expr. take oath, to make an oath; promise or state solemnly.
Ex. He took oath to give up smoking. - oath⇄expr. under oath, bound by an oath; sworn to tell the truth.
Ex. He had said under oath that his birthplace was Passaic, N.J. - oath⇄expr. upon one's oath, sworn to tell the truth.
Ex. They cannot speak always as if they were upon their oath--but must be understood, speaking or writing, with some abatement (Charles Lamb). - oath⇄oath, noun, pl.oaths.
1a. a solemn promise.
Ex. The oath bound him to secrecy.
(SYN) pledge.
b. a statement that something is true, which God or some holy person or thing is called on to witness; vow.
Ex. to repeat an oath