1 [V] ~ (at sb/sth) to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry:
She fell over and swore loudly. * I don't like to hear children swearing. * Why did you let him swear at you like that?
2 [nopassive] to make a serious promise to do sth:
[VN] He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father. * [V(that)] I swear (that) I'll never leave you.
HELPNOTE 'That' is usually left out, especially in speech. [Vtoinf] She made him swear not to tell anyone.
3 ~ (to sb)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for swear is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does swear appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — swear appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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