swear
To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effectTo take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
» I swear I don't know anything.
Ich schwöre, dass ich nichts weiß!
Клянусь, я ничего не знаю.
Клянуся, я нічого не знаю.
Meaning
6 senses(ambitransitive)To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
The knight swore not to return to the palace until he had found the treasure.
schwören
кля́стьсяkljástʹsja, покля́стьсяpokljástʹsja, присяга́тьprisjagátʹ
кля́стисяkljástysja, клясти́сяkljastýsja, покля́стисяpokljástysja
promise solemnly; take an oath
(transitive)To take an oath that an assertion is true.
The witness swore that the person she had seen running out of the bank was a foot shorter than the accused.
(transitive)To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
I swear I don't know what you're talking about.
My little brother is such a pest, I swear.
(transitive)To administer an oath to (a person).
Let the witness be sworn.
(ambitransitive)To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
schimpfen, fluchen
руга́тьсяrugátʹsja, вы́ругатьсяvýrugatʹsja, брани́тьсяbranítʹsja
ла́ятисяlájatysja, матюка́тисяmatjukátysja
(Northern England, Scotland)To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.
Examples
574 sentencesI swear I don't know anything.
Клянуся, я нічого не знаю.
ruКлянусь, я ничего не знаю.
deIch schwöre, dass ich nichts weiß!
I swear it's not my fault.
Клянуся, це не моя провина.
ruКлянусь, это не моя вина.
I don't like it when you swear.
Мені не подобається, коли ти лаєшся.
ruМне не нравится, когда ты ругаешься.
Tom made me swear never to do that again.
Том примусив мене поклястися, що я більше цього не робитиму.
Tom made me swear not to ever do that again.
Том примусив мене поклястися, що я ніколи більше цього не робитиму.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English sweren, swerien, from Old English swerian (“to swear, take an oath ofFrom Middle English sweren, swerien, from Old English swerian (“to swear, take an oath of office”), from Proto-West Germanic *swarjan, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to speak, swear”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to swear”).
From Middle English swere, swer, swar, from Old English swǣr, swār (“heavy, heavy as a burden, of great weight, oppressive, grievous, painful, unpleasant, sad, feeling or expressing grief, grave, slow, dull, sluggish, slothful, indolent, inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak”), from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz (“heavy”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).
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Forms
swears, swearing, swore, swornPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- swear outслужити, обслуговуватиTo obtain (a warrant or the like) by swearing to facts.
- swear offTo quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as a bad habit.
- swear inTo administer an oath to, as an oath of office or of citizenship.
- swear downTo promise that something is (not) true.
- swear byTo invoke in an oath; to swear upon.
Synonyms
39 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
26 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
3 patterns- how to swear
- swear not to
- to swear in