Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - swear
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I. verb (swore; sworn; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English sweren, from Old English swerian; akin to Old High German swerien to ~ and perhaps to Old Church Slavic svaru quarrel Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to utter or take solemnly (an oath) 2. a. to assert as true or promise under oath a sworn affidavit swore to uphold the Constitution b. to assert or promise emphatically or earnestly swore he'd study harder next time 3. a. to put to an oath ; administer an oath to b. to bind by an oath swore them to secrecy 4. obsolete to invoke the name of (a sacred being) in an oath 5. to bring into a specified state by ~ing swore his life away intransitive verb 1. to take an oath 2. to use profane or obscene language ; curse • ~er noun II. noun Date: 14th century oath, ~word
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v. & n. --v. (past swore; past part. sworn) 1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin. or that + clause) state or promise solemnly or on oath. b take (an oath). 2 tr. colloq. say emphatically; insist (swore he had not seen it). 3 tr. cause to take an oath (swore them to secrecy). 4 intr. (often foll. by at) use profane or indecent language, esp. as an expletive or from anger. 5 tr. (often foll. by against) make a sworn affirmation of (an offence) (swear treason against). 6 intr. (foll. by by) a appeal to as a witness in taking an oath (swear by Almighty God). b colloq. have or express great confidence in (swears by yoga). 7 intr. (foll. by to; usu. in neg.) admit the certainty of (could not swear to it). 8 intr. (foll. by at) colloq. (of colours etc.) fail to harmonize with. --n. a spell of swearing. Phrases and idioms swear blind colloq. affirm emphatically. swear in induct into office etc. by administering an oath. swear off colloq. promise to abstain from (drink etc.). swear-word a profane or indecent word, esp. uttered as an expletive. Derivatives swearer n. Etymology: OE swerian f. Gmc, rel. to ANSWER ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
присягать, показывать под присягой – to swear an oath SWEAR гл. присягать Syn: take the oath, tender an oath ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
3.
1. разг. клятва; божба 2. разг. присяга; принятие присяги 3. редк. ругательство; сквернословие 4. клясться to swear to do smth. —- поклясться (торжественно обещать) сделать что-л. he swore to say nothing (that he would say nothing) —- он поклялся (побожился) ничего не говорить (что ничего не скажет) to swear an oath —- давать клятву, клясться he had sworn a solemn oath to return —- он дал торжественную клятву (торжественно обещал) вернуться to swear friendship —- клясться в дружбе to swear by smth., smb. —- клясться чем-л., кем-л. I swear by Jupiter —- клянусь Юпитером he swore by all the gods —- он призывал всех богов в свидетели to swear on the Bible —- (по)клясться на библии I swear he's right —- клянусь, он прав I would swear he was there —- я готов побожиться, что он там был 5. (by) молиться на кого-л.; безгранично верить кому-л. или во что-л. he swears by this doctor —- он молится на этого врача he swears by quinine for fever —- он рекомендует принимать хинин от малярии take these tablets if you feel run down, I swear by them —- принимайте эти таблетки, если почувствуете слабость, мне они всегда помогают 6. (обыкн. to) заставлять поклясться to swear smb. to secrecy —- взять с кого-л. клятву хранить тайну 7. приводить к присяге to swear a witness —- привести свидетеля к присяге the judges were sworn into office —- судей привели к присяге при...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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word noun ругательство SWEAR 1. noun; coll. 1) клятва 2) богохульство; ругательство 2. v. 1) клясться; присягать; to swear an oath - давать клятву; to swear allegiance - клясться в верности 2) давать показания под присягой; to swear a charge/accusation against smb. - подтвердить обвинение кого-л. присягой 3) заставлять поклясться (to - в чем-л.); приводить к присяге (тж. swear in); to swear a person to secrecy (fact) - заставить кого-л. поклясться в сохранении тайны (в правильности факта); to swear (in) a witness - привести свидетеля к присяге 4) ругаться; ругать (at - кого-л.); богохульствовать; Dont swear at me, if you please! - swear by - swear in - swear off - swear to it is enough to make smb. swear - этого достаточно, чтобы вывести кого-л. из себя (not) enough to swear by - кот наплакал; незначительное количество SWEAR an oath дать клятву; SWEAR by а) клясться чем-л.; I swear by the name of God that what I say is true; б) coll. постоянно обращаться к чему-л., рекомендовать что-л.; безгранично верить чему-л.; he swears by quinine for malaria он очень рекомендует принимать хинин от малярии SWEAR hard ругаться последними словами SWEAR in приводить к присяге при вступлении в должность; The newly elected President was sworn in today. SWEAR off coll. давать зарок; to swear off drink дать зарок не пить SWEAR to утверждать под присягой; Will you swear to it that you were not present? ...Англо-русский словарь
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(swears, swearing, swore, sworn) 1. If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry. It’s wrong to swear and shout... They swore at them and ran off. VERB: V, V at n 2. If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it. Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us... We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it... The police are the only civil servants who have to swear allegiance to the Crown... I have sworn an oath to defend her. VERB: V that, V to-inf, V n, V n 3. If you say that you swear that something is true or that you can swear to it, you are saying very firmly that it is true. I swear I’ve told you all I know... I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this... Behind them was a confusion of noise, perhaps even a shot, but he couldn’t swear to it. VERB: V that, V on/by n that, V to n c darkgreen]emphasis 4. If someone is sworn to secrecy or is sworn to silence, they promise another person that they will not reveal a secret. She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to n 5. see also sworn ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- O.E. swerian "take an oath" (class VI strong verb; past tense swor, pp. sworen), from P.Gmc. *swarjanan, from root *swar-, related to the second element in answer. The secondary sense of "use bad language" (15c.) developed from the notion of "invoke sacred names." Swear-word is Amer.Eng. colloquial from 1883. Swear off "desist as with a vow" is from 1898. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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