Swore

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swear \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[aum]rja, Dan. svaerge,
     Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an
     answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm.


     [root]177. Cf. {Answer}.]
     1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to
        God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise,
        threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by
        some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the
        Bible, the Koran, etc.
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              Ye shall swear by my name falsely.    --Lev. xix.
                                                    12.
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              I swear by all the Roman gods.        --Shak.
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     2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth
        of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.
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     3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use
        the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon
        God in imprecation; to curse.
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              [I] swore little; diced not above seven times a
              week.                                 --Shak.
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     {To swear by}, to place great confidence in a person or
        thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. "I simply
        meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord
        Verulam." --Miss Edgeworth.
  
     {To swear off}, to make a solemn vow, or a serious
        resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off
        smoking. [Slang]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swore \Swore\,
     imp. of {Swear}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  swear
       v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were
            cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {curse}, {cuss}, {blaspheme},
             {imprecate}]
       2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
          God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {assert},
           {avow}, {aver}, {swan}]
       3: promise solemnly; take an oath
       4: make a deposition; declare under oath [syn: {depose}, {depone}]
       5: 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" [syn: {trust}, {rely}, {bank}]
          [ant: {distrust}, {distrust}]
       [also: {sworn}, {swore}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  swore
       See {swear}