Examples

38 sentences

  1. The earth was made by God.

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  2. By God, I never knew that.

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  3. By God, I never tell a lie.

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Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal, not comparable)Genuine, actual.

Origin

Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by God that …".

Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by God that …".

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
byA1byeA1bygone

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