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

WordNet


Swore imp. of Swear
Definitions

Webster 1913