swore

CEFRB1

/swɔː/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Made a serious promise or used rude language.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    past participle of swear

Examples

  • I swore off drinking only to start again the next week.

  • The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /swo(ː)ɹ/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • She fell over and swore loudly.

  • If that were all, for some have swore / As false as they, if th' did no more[…]

  • "[…]I have 'swore off' smoking. But you shall have your pipe (the old tobacco) or cigars among the books. It will be quite a delight."

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The witness blank to tell the whole truth before leaving the stand.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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