When you take an oath about something, you swear to it, affirming its truth. Ironically, if you utter an oath, such as a curse word or obscenity, you also swear. Do you swear to put a quarter in this jar for every time you swear?
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.
Verb
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"
Verb
utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
Verb
promise solemnly; take an oath
Verb
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
Verb
make a deposition; declare under oath
v. i.
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.
v. i.
To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a
statement; he swore against the prisoner.
v. i.
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.
v. t.
To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the
truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under
oath.
v. t.
To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to
administer an oath to; -- ofetn followed by in or into; as, to swear
witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an officer; he was sworn into
office.
v. t.
To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason
against his friend.
v. t.
To appeal to by an oath.
Swear
Ye shall swear by my name falsely.
I swear by all the Roman gods.2.
[I] swore little; diced not above seven times a week.
Swear
Swear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal falsely with me.
He swore consent to your succession.2.
Now, by Apollo, king, Thou swear'st thy gods in vain.
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.
To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under oath.
Usage Examples
Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance.
When angry, count to four when very angry, swear.
Even when I was a kid, I had a good thing with kids. To this day, if I go to a birthday party with one of my kids, I swear to you, I am so much happier hanging out with my kids and their friends than talking to the grown-ups.
I swear my car won't run unless I'm picking my nose: At least, I'm that superstitious about it, so I don't want to take any chances.
There is the good and the bad, the great and the low, the just and the unjust. I swear to you that all that will never change.
I swear I want to be a food model.
Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life let us swear eternal friendship.
I swear by that old expression, 'One monkey don't stop no show!' The reality is, we still have some good men out there, and we should hail those men as the kings they are.
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Other Usage ExamplesSure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs.
Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity.
I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have doubts.
There are so many little girls who follow me and look up to me. I'm their role model, so I have to make sure I'm always being professional and not putting any swear words out there - just really putting positive things out there on the Internet.
I am so fidgety - I swear I have ADD - and I always need to be doing something or being outside, just playing sports.
My two secrets to staying healthy: wash your hands all the time. And, if you can't, use Purell or one of the sanitizers. And the other is hot peppers. I eat a lot of hot peppers. I for some reason started doing that in 1992, and I swear by it.
I really did put up all my wedding pictures on my website. And I swear to you, my wedding pictures got downloaded just as much as my bikini pictures.