Swear+by
21swear by — [v] be certain, recommend advocate, back, bank on, believe in, be satisfied with, compliment, depend on it, endorse, go on the record for*, have faith in, plug*, praise, put in a good word*, speak highly of, speak well of, stand by, suggest,… …
22swear */*/ — UK [sweə(r)] / US [swer] verb Word forms swear : present tense I/you/we/they swear he/she/it swears present participle swearing past tense swore UK [swɔː(r)] / US [swɔr] past participle sworn UK [swɔː(r)n] / US [swɔrn] 1) [intransitive] to use… …
23swear — v. 1) to swear solemnly 2) (B) ( to promise solemnly ) they swore allegiance to the government 3) (D) intr.) ( to curse ) to swear at (he swore at them) 4) (d; intr.) ( to rely completely ) to swear by (everyone swears by her remedy for a cold)… …
24swear by — (informal) EXPRESS CONFIDENCE IN, have faith in, trust, believe in; set store by, value; informal rate. → swear * * * phrasal 1. : to take an oath by swear by the saints …
25swear — verb 1 use bad language ADVERB ▪ loudly ▪ quietly, silently, softly, under your breath ▪ viciously, violently VERB + …
26swear — [[t]swe͟ə(r)[/t]] swears, swearing, swore, sworn 1) VERB If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry. It s wrong to swear and shout... [V at n] They swore at them and ran off. 2) …
27swear in — verb administer on oath to (Freq. 1) The speaker of the House swore in the new President • Hypernyms: ↑inaugurate, ↑kick off • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody * * * transitive verb …
28swear — Synonyms and related words: abjure, abuse, acknowledge, adjure, administer an oath, affirm, agree, allege, and candle, assert, assert under oath, asseverate, assure, attest, aver, avoid, avouch, avow, bear witness, believe in, blaspheme, book,… …
29swear — swearer, n. swearingly, adv. /swair/, v., swore or (Archaic) sware; sworn; swearing. v.i. 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… …
30swear — verb (swears, swearing; past swore; past participle sworn) 1》 state or promise solemnly or on oath. ↘(swear someone in) admit someone to a position or office by directing them to take a formal oath. ↘compel to observe a certain course of… …
