vverb.communicationutter obscenities or profanitiesSynset:blaspheme curse cuss imprecate swear
Examples:- The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
Derivationally Related Form:cussswearingcurseswearer
Hypernyms:express give tongue to utter verbalise verbalize
Inherited Hypernyms:curseexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationto declare or affirm solemnly and formally as trueSynset:affirm assert aver avow swan swear verify
Examples:- Before God I swear I am innocent
Derivationally Related Form:affirmationavowalassertionswearerassertableavermentswearingaffirmerasserteravower
Hypernyms:declare
Inherited Hypernyms:affirmdeclarestateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:assureattestclaimdeclareholdprotesttaketell
Full Troponyms:assureattestclaimdeclareholdprotest
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: assert, avow, swear, swan, affirm, aver)
vverb.communicationpromise solemnly; take an oathDerivationally Related Form:swearer
Hypernyms:vow
Inherited Hypernyms:swearvowpledgepromisedeclarestateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Somebody ---s something to somebody | They --- to move (apply to: swear)
vverb.communicationmake a deposition; declare under oathSynset:depone depose swear
Derivationally Related Form:deponentdepositionswearingdeposer
Hypernyms:declare
Inherited Hypernyms:sweardeclarestateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.cognitionhave faith or confidence inSynset:bank bet calculate count depend look reckon rely swear
Examples:- you can count on me to help you any time
- Look to your friends for support
- You can bet on that!
- Depend on your family in times of crisis
Derivationally Related Form:dependencyreliancereliant
Hypernyms:trust
Inherited Hypernyms:counttrustbelieveacceptevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allbound by or as if by an oathSynset:pledged
Examples:- according to an early tradition became his sworn brother
- sworn enemies
Antonyms:uncommitted
Inherited Hypernyms:pledged
Similar to:committed
adjadj.allbound by or stated on oathExamples:- now my sworn friend and then mine enemy - Shakespeare
Antonyms:unsworn
Inherited Hypernyms:sworn
Similar to:bound