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swear

释义

swear

noun

1
a swear word; an act of swearing
BBC broadcaster apologises for accidental swear during Cheltenham Festival coverage
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 11/03/2015
Open Dictionary - March2015

swear

noun

1
a swear word; an act of swearing
BBC broadcaster apologises for accidental swear during Cheltenham Festival coverage
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 11/03/2015
Open Dictionary - March2015

swear

verb

UK /sweə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	swear
he/she/it	swears
present participle	swearing
past tense	swore
past participle	sworn

1
intransitive to use words that are deliberately offensive, for example because you are angry with someone
That’s the first time I’ve ever heard him swear.
swear at:
She was shouting and swearing at everyone.
swear profusely:
I hammered my thumb and then swore profusely.
Synonyms and related words
To use offensive language
swear
curse
blaspheme
2
transitive to make a sincere statement that you are telling the truth
I’ve never seen him before – I swear!
swear (that):
She swears that this is the man who attacked her.
Synonyms and related words
To make a promise
promise
commit
swear
3
transitive to make a promise to do something
swear (that):
You swore that you would never see her again.
swear to do something:
He swore to stay out of politics when he retired.
swear vengeance against/on someone (=promise to punish them):
Marshall swore vengeance against his brother’s killers.
Synonyms and related words
To make a promise
promise
commit
swear
1. 3a
  intransitive/transitive to make a formal promise to be loyal or to tell the truth
  Members have to swear an oath of secrecy.
  swear (your) allegiance to someone (=promise to be loyal):
  They have to swear allegiance to the Queen.
  Synonyms and related words
  To make a promise
  promise
  commit
  swear

phrases

could have sworn

swear blind

swear like a trooper

swear to God

swear someone to secrecy/silence

phrasal verbs

swear by

swear in

swear off

swear to

swear

verb

US /swer/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	swear
he/she/it	swears
present participle	swearing
past tense	swore
past participle	sworn

1
intransitive to use words that are deliberately offensive, for example because you are angry with someone
That’s the first time I’ve ever heard him swear.
swear at:
She was shouting and swearing at everyone.
swear profusely:
I hammered my thumb and then swore profusely.
Synonyms and related words
To use offensive language
swear
curse
blaspheme
2
transitive to make a sincere statement that you are telling the truth
swear (that):
I swear that’s how it happened.
She swears that this is the man who attacked her.
Synonyms and related words
To make a promise
promise
commit
swear
3
transitive to make a promise to do something
swear (that):
You swore that you would never see her again.
swear to do something:
He swore to stay out of politics when he retired.
swear vengeance against/on someone (=promise to punish them):
Marshall swore vengeance against his brother’s killers.
Synonyms and related words
To make a promise
promise
commit
swear
1. 3a
  intransitive/transitive to make a formal promise to be loyal or to tell the truth
  Members have to swear an oath of secrecy.
  swear (your) allegiance to someone (=promise to be loyal):
  They have to swear allegiance to the Queen.
  Synonyms and related words
  To make a promise
  promise
  commit
  swear

phrases

could have sworn

swear like a trooper

swear to God

swear someone to secrecy/silence

swear up and down

phrasal verbs

swear by

swear in

swear off

swear to

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