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How to pronounce swear in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bank, bet, calculate, count, depend, look, reckon, rely
Type of trust
Type Words
Synonyms blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate
Type of express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize
Verb group blaspheme
Derivation swearing, swearer
Type Words
Synonyms affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, verify
Type of declare
Has types hold, attest, claim, declare, assure, protest, take, tell
Derivation swearing, swearer


Before God I swear I am innocent.
Type Words
Synonyms depone, depose
Type of declare
Derivation swearing
Type Words
Type of vow
Derivation swearer

Examples of swear

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At Friday's performance, you would swear they all had spent the winter together.
From the kentucky.com
If you stare into the distance you could swear, absolutely swear, you see water.
From the sfgate.com
Many swear by them and there is a small but vocal community of well-known users.
From the techcrunch.com
Was it appropriate to swear and intimidate Campsall all afternoon, he was asked.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I said I wasn't going to badger you about the new book-and I swear that I'm not.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
One, it is not nearly so bad a band as its detractors would swear in affidavits.
From the jsonline.com
Put another way, he's supposed to swear allegiance to white, not black, America.
From the fresnobee.com
If none is available, some people swear by hanging the strap around their necks.
From the cnn.com
Locals swear that the Chicago music scene has more to offer than just the blues.
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More examples
  • Curse: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
  • Affirm: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
  • Promise solemnly; take an oath
  • Make a deposition; declare under oath
  • Trust: have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
  • (swearing) curse: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
  • (swearing) oath: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
  • "Swear" is a song recorded by Chinese-Tibetan singer Alan. "Swear" was written by Aico and Yuka Miyagawa and was produced by Kazuhito Kikuchi. The song was used as the theme song of Bourbon's Blanchul Mini Series commercial, in which Alan appears. ...
  • "Swear" was a 1980s pop song by Tim Scott (McConnell) and released by Sire Records in 1983. The music video to promote the song was a campy/tongue-in-cheek music video of a hippy-based pagan/black mass set in a church. ...