forswear
forswear · forswears · forswore · forsworn · forswearing
отрекаться, лжесвидетельствовать, нарушать клятву
abschwören, entschieden bestreiten, strikt ablehnen, verzichten
To renounce or deny something, especially under oathTo renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
/fə(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
We forswear allegiance and support for the Economic Freedom Fighters.
abschwören, entschieden bestreiten, strikt ablehnen
отрека́тьсяotrekátʹsja
(intransitive, reflexive)To commit perjury; to break an oath.
Meineid begehen
лжесвиде́тельствоватьlžesvidételʹstvovatʹ, наруша́ть кля́твуnarušátʹ kljátvu
More definitions
- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
to renounce or deny something, especially under oath:
to commit perjury:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to renounce or deny something, especially under oath:
to commit perjury:
Origin
From Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian (“to swear falsely”). Cognate wFrom Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian (“to swear falsely”). Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, Old High German farsweren, German verschwören. More at for- + swear.
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Forms
forswears, forswearing, forswore, forswornSynonyms
17 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedforswearing
Derivedforswearer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle