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swear
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swear
v.
pledge, vow, solemnly promise; curse, use obscene language; testify under oath (Law); bind by an oath
n.
pledge, vow; curse, obscene language
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Swear
Swear or Swearing may refer to:
- Making an oath, also known as swearing an oath
- Profanity
- The Swear, a band
- "Swear" (Tim Scott McConnell song), a 1980s pop song
- "Swear" (Alan song), a j-pop song by Alan Dawa Dolma from the album My Life
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swear
Verb
1. utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
(synonym) curse, cuss, blaspheme, imprecate
(hypernym) express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
(verb-group) blaspheme
(derivation) swearer
2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
(synonym) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan
(hypernym) declare
(hyponym) hold
(derivation) swearer
3. promise solemnly; take an oath
(hypernym) vow
(see-also) swear off
(derivation) swearer
4. make a deposition; declare under oath
(synonym) depose, depone
(hypernym) declare
(derivation) oath, swearing
5. have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
(synonym) trust, rely, bank
(hypernym) believe
(hyponym) credit
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swear
v.
klít; nadávat; přísahat
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swear
Czas.
kląć; przeklinać; przysięgać; (głęboko/święcie) wierzyć w kogoś/coś; zaprzysięgać kogoś
