Meaning

2 senses

  1. (colloquial, dated, transitive)To be disagreeably incongruous with, especially in colour; to clash.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see swear, at.

    One protester was arrested after swearing at a police officer.

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Don't swear at customers.

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  2. Don't swear at the guests.

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  3. Have you ever sworn at a policeman?

    deHast du je einen Polizisten beschimpft? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. I'm not allowed to swear at my computer.

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  5. Every time I meet him, I swear at him.

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Forms

swears at, swearing at, swore at, sworn at
Base formswear at · to swear at
3rd person singularswears at
Present participleswearing at
Past simpleswore at
Past participlesworn at

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyswear at
he, she, itswears at

Past simpleLesson

all personsswore at

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sworn at
he, she, ithas sworn at

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill swear at

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
swayswearB1sweatB1sweaterA2
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