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 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, nounWord 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]