Sworn Meaning
/swɔːn/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbpast participle of swear
adjGiven or declared under oath.
Sentence Examples
He was sworn in as mayor.
That's strange. I could have sworn that I'd locked this door.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The two families are ____ enemies due to a long-standing feud.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The witness has ____ to tell the absolute truth in court during the trial which began early this morning today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English sworen, isworen, from Old English sworen, ġesworen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaran, *giswaran, from Proto-Germanic *swaranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to swear”), equivalent to swear + -en.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn."
— 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two families are ____ enemies due to a long-standing feud.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The witness has ____ to tell the absolute truth in court during the trial which began early this morning today.