swear

swear is a 5-letter English word with 12 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 8 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc.
2. intransitive verb. To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.
3. intransitive verb. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse.
4. transitive verb. To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under oath.
5. transitive verb. To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; -- ofetn followed by in or into; as, to swear witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an officer; he was sworn into office.
6. transitive verb. To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend.
7. transitive verb. To appeal to by an oath.
8. verb. have confidence or faith in

   "We can trust in God"

   "Rely on your friends"

   Synonyms: bank, rely, trust

9. verb. utter obscenities or profanities

   "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

   Synonyms: blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate

10. verb. promise solemnly; take an oath
11. verb. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

    "Before God I swear I am innocent"

    Synonyms: affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, verify

12. verb. make a deposition; declare under oath

    Synonyms: depone, depose

Synonyms

bank, rely, trust, blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate, affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, verify, depone, depose

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in swear:

resaw, sawer, sewar, sware, wares, warse, wears

Common word forms

swears, swearer, swearing

Words from these letters

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