swear in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
swear in Hindi हिन्दी
swear in Kashmiri कॉशुर
swear in Marathi मराठी
swear in Urdu اُردُو
swear in English
- swear⇄expr. swear by,
a. to name (God or a sacred being or object) as one's witness in taking an oath.
Ex. They had sworn by the sacred head of the emperor himself (Edward Gibbon).
b. to have great confidence in.
Ex. The members of th - swear⇄expr. swear in, to admit to an office or service by giving an oath.
Ex. to swear in a jury. Immediately after this election the new Cabinet will be sworn in (Manchester Guardian Weekly). - swear⇄expr. swear off, (Informal.) to promise to give up.
Ex. to swear off smoking. - swear⇄expr. swear out, to get by swearing that a certain charge is true.
Ex. He swore out a warrant for the arrest of the man who had hit him. - swear⇄noun swearer.
- swear⇄swear, verb, sworeor (Archaic)sware,sworn,swearing.
- swear⇄v.i. 1. to make a solemn statement, appealing to God or some other sacred being or object; take an oath.
2. to promise solemnly; vow.
Ex. The knights swear to be true to their king.
3. to testify under oath; make a declaration under o - swear⇄v.t. 1. to declare, calling God to witness; declare on oath.
Ex. A witness at a trial is asked, ""Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?""
2. to bind by an oath; require to promise.