swear
swear Lexical Profile
swear Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To make a solemn statement, promise, or declaration, often calling upon God or a sacred object as a witness.
"Witnesses in court must swear to tell the whole truth before giving their testimony."
To use offensive, profane, or obscene language, especially as an expression of anger or frustration.
"He tried not to swear when he accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer."
To state or insist on something emphatically and with complete confidence.
"I could swear that I left my keys on the kitchen counter this morning."
To bind or induct someone into an office, duty, or secrecy by administering a formal oath.
"The chief justice will swear the newly elected president into office at noon."
• noun
An offensive or profane word or expression; a curse word (informal).
"The broadcast was delayed by a few seconds so the editor could bleep out any accidental swears."
• Rhymes for swear
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English swerian ('to take an oath'), derived from Proto-Germanic *swarjana and ultimately related to the second element of 'answer'.