oath
A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity to attest…A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
» Remember you are under oath.
Denken Sie daran, dass Sie unter Eid stehen!
Пам'ятай, що ти під присягою.
Пам'ятайте, що ви під присягою.
Meaning
4 sensesA solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
take an oath
swear an oath
Eid, Schwur
прися́гаprisjága, кля́тваkljátva
прися́гаprysjáha, кля́тваkljátva, клятьба́kljatʹbá
A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
After taking the oath of office, she became the country's forty-third premier.
The generals swore an oath of loyalty to the country.
Eid
кля́тваkljátva
A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
A curse, a curse word.
Fluch
прокля́тиеprokljátije, руга́тельствоrugátelʹstvo, матmat
- a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
- a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
Examples
53 sentencesRemember you are under oath.
Пам'ятай, що ти під присягою.
deDenken Sie daran, dass Sie unter Eid stehen!
Tom lied under oath.
Том збрехав під присягою.
Have I not kept my oath?
deHabe ich meinen Schwur nicht gehalten?
Do you remember the oath you took?
What are the penalties for lying under oath?
deWas ist die Strafe dafür, unter Eid zu lügen?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ooth, oth, ath, from Old English āþ (“oath”), from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English ooth, oth, ath, from Old English āþ (“oath”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiþ (“oath”), from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz (“oath”).
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