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The definition of swear
9 Definitions of: swear
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- verb, to declare or affirm (a statement) as true, esp by invoking a deity, etc, as witness
- verb, a) to invoke (a deity, etc) by name as a witness or guarantee to an oath b) to trust implicitly; have complete confidence (in)
- verb, to curse, blaspheme, or use swearwords
- verb, to promise solemnly on oath; vow
- verb, to assert or affirm with great emphasis or earnestness
- verb, to give evidence or make any statement or solemn declaration on oath
- verb, to take an oath in order to add force or solemnity to (a statement or declaration)
- verb, swear blind to assert emphatically
- noun, a period of swearing
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