Meaning

4 senses
  1. 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.

    take an oath

    swear an oath

    Eid, Schwur

    прися́гаprisjága, кля́тваkljátva

    прися́гаprysjáha, кля́тваkljátva, клятьба́kljatʹbá

  2. 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

  3. A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.

  4. A curse, a curse word.

    Fluch

    прокля́тиеprokljátije, руга́тельствоrugátelʹstvo, матmat

More definitions
  • 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 sentences
  1. Remember you are under oath.

    Пам'ятай, що ти під присягою. — deniko

    deDenken Sie daran, dass Sie unter Eid stehen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom lied under oath.

    Том збрехав під присягою. — deniko

  3. Have I not kept my oath?

    deHabe ich meinen Schwur nicht gehalten? — Waldelfe

  4. Do you remember the oath you took?

  5. What are the penalties for lying under oath?

    deWas ist die Strafe dafür, unter Eid zu lügen? — Waldelfe

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
solemn pledge:
Русский
By meaning 2
solemn pledge:
profanity:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
solemn pledge:
profanity:

Origin

From Middle English ooth, oth, ath, from Old English āþ (“oath”), from Proto-West Germanic

From 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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Forms

plural: oaths
Singularoath
Pluraloaths

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

29 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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