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

SYNONYMS FOR swear

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, noun

British Dictionary definitions for swear out (1 of 2)

swear out

verb

(tr, adverb) US to secure the issue of (a warrant for an arrest) by making a charge under oath

British Dictionary definitions for swear out (2 of 2)

swear
/ (swɛə) /

verb swears, swearing, swore or sworn

noun

a period of swearing

Derived forms of swear

swearer, noun

Word Origin for swear

Old English swerian; related to Old Norse sverja, Gothic swaran, Old Frisian swera, German schwören

Idioms and Phrases with swear out

swear out

Obtain a warrant for arrest by making a charge under oath, as in The school principal swore out a warrant for the arrest of the vandals. [Late 1800s]