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Động từ bất quy tắc (Base form/Past Simple/Past Participle): swear / swore / sworn
Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): swearing, swear, sworn
Xem thêm: curse, cuss, blaspheme, imprecate, affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, depose, depone, trust, rely, bank
swear verb
1 use bad language
ADV. loudly | quietly, silently, softly, under your breath | viciously, violently
VERB + SWEAR hear sb He heard her swear under her breath.
PREP. at He swore loudly at her and left.
2 make a serious promise
ADV. solemnly He swore solemnly that he would never hit her again. | on oath
VERB + SWEAR be prepared to I would be prepared to swear on oath that they didn't see me. | make sb He made her swear on the Bible that she wouldn't leave him.
PREP. by I swear by Almighty God to tell the truth. | to I swear to you, I don't know anything.
PHRASES swear sb to secrecy/silence We were all sworn to secrecy about the plan.
v.
The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
Before God I swear I am innocent
We can trust in God
Rely on your friends
bank on your good education
I swear by my grandmother's recipes