swore Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb utter obscenities or profanities
   imprecate; cuss; curse; blaspheme; swear.
   
   • The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
2. verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
   avow; affirm; verify; swan; assert; swear; aver.
   
   • Before God I swear I am innocent
3. verb promise solemnly; take an oath
   swear.
   
4. verb make a deposition; declare under oath
   depose; swear; depone.
   
5. verb have confidence or faith in
   rely; trust; bank; swear.
   
   • We can trust in God
   • Rely on your friends
   • bank on your good education
   • I swear by my grandmother's recipes

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