swear off
swear off · swears off · swore off · sworn off · swearing off
To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as a bad habitTo quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as a bad habit.
» Ever since that Christmas party, she has sworn off alcohol.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as a bad habit.
One of these days, he thinks he will swear off his nightly television regimen and get some exercise.
More definitions
- promise to abstain from
Examples
3 sentencesEver since that Christmas party, she has sworn off alcohol.
After a particularly bad hangover, he has sworn off alcohol for good.
I swear I'll rip off your head.
ruКлянусь, я оторву тебе башку. — alik_farber
Forms
swears off, swearing off, swore off, sworn off| Base form | swear off · to swear off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | swears off |
| Present participle | swearing off |
| Past simple | swore off |
| Past participle | sworn off |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal 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.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb