Swear+solemnly

  • 1swear — v. 1) to swear solemnly 2) (B) ( to promise solemnly ) they swore allegiance to the government 3) (D) intr.) ( to curse ) to swear at (he swore at them) 4) (d; intr.) ( to rely completely ) to swear by (everyone swears by her remedy for a cold)… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 2swear — vb swore, sworn, swear·ing [Old English swerian] vt 1: to utter or take solemnly swear an oath 2 a: to assert as true or promise under oath a sworn affidavit …

    Law dictionary

  • 3swear — ► VERB (past swore; past part. sworn) 1) state or promise solemnly or on oath. 2) compel to observe a certain course of action: I am sworn to secrecy. 3) use offensive or obscene language, especially to express anger. ● swear blind Cf. ↑ …

    English terms dictionary

  • 4Swear — Swear, v. i. [imp. {Swore}, formerly {Sware}; p. p. {Sworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swearing}.] [OE. swerien, AS. swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G. schw[ o]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[ a]rja, Dan. sv[ae]rge, Icel. & Sw. svara to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5swear — [swer] vi. swore, sworn, swearing [ME swerien < OE swerian, akin to Ger schwören < IE base * swer , to speak > OSlav svariti, to revile] 1. to make a solemn declaration with an appeal to God or to something held sacred for confirmation… …

    English World dictionary

  • 6swear — verb 1 use bad language ADVERB ▪ loudly ▪ quietly, silently, softly, under your breath ▪ viciously, violently VERB + …

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  • 7swear — verb (swears, swearing; past swore; past participle sworn) 1》 state or promise solemnly or on oath.     ↘(swear someone in) admit someone to a position or office by directing them to take a formal oath.     ↘compel to observe a certain course of… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 8swear — 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 …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 9swear — v 1. take an oath, swear on the Bible, swear on a stack of Bibles, swear by all that s holy, say before God. 2. vow, pledge, promise, solemnly promise; give one s word, say on Scout s honor, pledge one s honor, cross one s heart and hope to die;… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 10solemnly — adv. Solemnly is used with these verbs: ↑declare, ↑nod, ↑promise, ↑say, ↑swear …

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