Definition of
swear has definitions from the field of law
1
[ verb ] utter obscenities or profanities

Synonyms

curse cuss blaspheme imprecate

Examples

"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

Used in print

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

He swore , and said , `` All_right .

Related terms

express blaspheme curse swearer

2
[ verb ] to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

Synonyms

assert affirm swan aver verify avow

Examples

"Before God I swear I am innocent"

Used in print

(Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)

For Tom_Horn , it turned_out , had a number of rancher and cowboy witnesses ready and willing to swear with straight_faces that he had been in Bates_Hole the day of the killing .

(Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)

I swear it , sir '' .

Before God I swear I am innocent .

Related terms

declare declare hold declare assure claim attest protest avowal affirmation swearer affirmer

3
[ verb ] promise solemnly; take an oath

Used in print

(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)

Even while suffering the trip to his home , Cook swore to Moore and Lane that he would kill the Indian .

Related terms

vow swear_off swearer

4
[ verb ] (law) make a deposition; declare under oath

Synonyms

depone depose

Used in print

(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)

Hands on Bible , seaman Lodley and carpenter Staffe swore that Juet had tried to persuade them to keep muskets and swords in their cabins .

Related terms

declare declare testifier

5
[ verb ] have confidence or faith in

Synonyms

trust rely bank

Examples

"We can trust in God" "Rely on your friends" "bank on your good education" "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

Related terms

distrust distrust believe count_on tend credit lean bet reliance

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

S W EH1 R

Similar Spelling

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