Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic)To pledge.

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

3 languages

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

oaths, oathing, oathed, oathed
Base formoath · to oath
3rd person singularoaths
Present participleoathing
Past simpleoathed
Past participleoathed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoath
he, she, itoaths

Past simpleLesson

all personsoathed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave oathed
he, she, ithas oathed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill oath

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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