overswear
overswear · overswears · overswore · oversworn · overswearing
To swear excessively; to make too many oathsTo swear excessively; to make too many oaths.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To swear excessively; to make too many oaths.
(obsolete)To swear over again, or in opposition to the oath sworn by another.
Origin
From over- + swear.From over- + swear.
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Forms
overswears, overswearing, overswore, oversworn| Base form | overswear · to overswear |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overswears |
| Present participle | overswearing |
| Past simple | overswore |
| Past participle | oversworn |
irregular · Lesson
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