Definition: 1. To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. 2. Promise solemnly; take an oath. 3. Make a deposition; declare under oath. 4. Have confidence or faith in;` 5. Utter obscenities or profanities.
Use 'swear' in a sentence:
1. Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth.
2. He began to swear at the people around him.
3. If I tell you, you have to swear not to say anything to anyone.
4. Are you willing to stand up in court and swear that you don't recognize him?
5. She swore she'd never seen him before.
6. He has been brought up not to swear in front of women.
7. He swore to wreak vengeance on those who had betrayed him.
8. I, Donald Sterling, do swear that from this day forward, I will never boo a single member of the Clippers organization.
9. "From now on," said the man, horrified,"I swear I shall never again taste fish."
10. I swear I've told you all I know.
11. She was swearing something terrible.
12. You'd swear he was a cardboard cut-out except that he'd moved his rifle.
13. I swear I'll never leave you.
14. He swore vengeance on his child's killer.
15. She swore at you? What do you expect when you treat her like that?
16. Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible.
17. I'll get my own back on him one day, I swear!
18. He was sworn in as president.
19. It is totally unacceptable for children to swear.
20. Many people swear by vitamin C's ability to ward off colds.
21. Would you just hold hands and swear that we—Oh no, that wouldn't do for this.
22. I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this.
23. Through Hook's teeth came the answer, "You would have to swear, 'Down with the King.'"
24. I could swear I remembered seeing rabbits in the snow a couple of times, I means hares, that were brown.
25. I swear on my honour that I knew nothing about this.
26. I swear by almighty God that I will tell the truth.
27. Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us.
28. I was shocked at the swearing.
29. Soon after the New Year, the new Congress will come to Washington to be sworn in.
30. She made him swear not to tell anyone.
31. He got the sack for swearing.
32. "I swear, " I whispered.
33. She swore that she wouldn't apologize ─ she'd die first!
34. He swore foully.
35. He could drink and swear, now—but found to his surprise that he did not want to.
36. Let's swear again, anyway.
37. He swore angrily.
38. That does it, I'm off. I'm not having you swear at me like that.
39. I could kill you! I swear I could!
40. They swore their loyalty to the king.
41. Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king.
42. I swear (that) I'll never leave you.
43. Everyone involved was sworn to secrecy.
44. I swear by Almighty God.
45. I swear to God I had nothing to do with it.
46. Why did you let him swear at you like that?
47. It's wrong to swear and shout.
48. Then he started shouting and swearing at her.
49. We have a witness who would swear to it in a court of law.
50. I think I put the keys back in the drawer, but I couldn't swear to it.
