swear
[ swair ]
/ swɛər /
verb (used without object), swore or (Archaic) sware; sworn; swear·ing.
verb (used with object), swore or (Archaic) sware; sworn; swear·ing.
Verb Phrases
Origin of swear
before 900; Middle English
sweren, Old English
swerian; cognate with German
schwören, Old Norse
sverja; akin to Gothic
swaran to swear; see
answer
synonym study for swear
4. See
curse.
OTHER WORDS FROM swear
swear·er, noun swear·ing·ly, adverb re·swear, verb, re·swore, re·sworn, re·swear·ing. un·der·swear·er, nounWords nearby swear
swazi territory,
swaziland,
swazzle,
swbs,
swbw,
swear,
swear at,
swear by,
swear in,
swear jar,
swear like a trooper
British Dictionary definitions for swear off (1 of 2)
swear off
verb
(intr, preposition)
to promise to abstain from something
to swear off drink
British Dictionary definitions for swear off (2 of 2)
swear
/ (swɛə) /
verb swears, swearing, swore or sworn
noun
a period of swearing
Derived forms of swear
swearer, nounWord Origin for swear
Old English
swerian; related to Old Norse
sverja, Gothic
swaran, Old Frisian
swera, German
schwören
Idioms and Phrases with swear off
swear off
Pledge to renounce or give up, as in I've sworn off cigarettes. This expression was first used for abjuring liquor in the first half of the 1800s but has since been broadened to just about anything.