Definitions for swore

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swore swore

Spelling: [swawr, swohr]

IPA: /swɔr, swoʊr/

Swore is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 52 anagrams from letters in swore (eorsw).

Definitions for swore

verb

1. a simple past tense of swear.

Verb phrases

1. swear by, to name (a sacred being or thing) as one's witness or guarantee in swearing. Informal. to have great confidence in; rely on: to have certain knowledge of:
2. swear in, to admit to office or service by administering an oath:
3. swear off, to promise or resolve to give up something, especially intoxicating beverages.
4. swear out, to secure (a warrant for arrest) by making an accusation under oath.

verb (used with object)

1. to declare, affirm, attest, etc., by swearing by a deity, some sacred object, etc.
2. to affirm, assert, or say with solemn earnestness.
3. to promise or undertake on oath or in a solemn manner; vow.
4. to testify or state on oath:
5. to take (an oath), as in order to give solemnity or force to a declaration, promise, etc.
6. to bind by an oath:

verb (used without object)

1. to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
2. to bind oneself by oath.
3. to give evidence or make a statement on oath.
4. to use profane oaths or language:

Origin of swore

before 900; Middle English sweren, Old English swerian; cognate with German schwören, Old Norse sverja; akin to Gothic swaran to swear; see answer

Examples for swore

And when Bill Clinton swore on a stack of Bibles that he rose from a town called Hope, few of us rolled our eyes.

She could feel the shears against her hair, and she was so scared she swore like he told her.

There was a girl who swore she was innocent—yes, she swore that she was innocent.

“I remember feeling very helpless because she swore me to secrecy and would never tell anyone,” she said.

He was the point man in the promotion when Evel Knievel swore he'd soar across Snake River Canyon in a sawed-off rocket ship.

They insisted the raiders were from the “Dnipr” battalion and they swore revenge on them.

Where is this camp to which you swore that you would lead us?

He stormed and swore, and forbade Elizabeth ever coming in his sight again.

Kerry swore no such document existed, but I have seen a copy of these proposed plans.

Edward swore a fierce oath that they should either go, or hang.