Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - swear
Swear
swear
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
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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 svarŭ quarrel Date: before 12th century transitive verb to utter or take solemnly (an oath), 2. to assert as true or promise under oath , to assert or promise emphatically or earnestly , 3. to put to an oath ; administer an oath to, to bind by an oath , to invoke the name of (a sacred being) in an oath, to bring into a specified state by ~ing , intransitive verb to take an oath, to use profane or obscene language ; curse, ~er noun II. noun Date: 14th century oath, ~word ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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