what does swear mean?
SWEAR as VERB
- Meaning
- have confidence or faith in
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Usage Example(s)
- We can trust in God
- Rely on your friends
- bank on your good education
- I swear by my grandmother’’s recipes
Hypernyms(s) swear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- utter obscenities or profanities
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
Hypernyms(s) swear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- promise solemnly
- take an oath
Hypernyms(s) swear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
See Also
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
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Usage Example(s)
- Before God I swear I am innocent
Hypernyms(s) swear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make a deposition
- declare under oath
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Hypernyms(s) swear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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