Search Result:swear
KK Pronunciation
〔 swєr,swær 〕
Pronunciation
〔 swєә 〕
Overview of verb swear
The verb swear has 5 senses
- curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate -- (utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street")
- affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear -- (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")
- swear -- (promise solemnly; take an oath)
- swear, depose, depone -- (make a deposition; declare under oath)
- trust, swear, rely, bank -- (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")