English
Pronunciation
IPA|/'swɛəɻ/
audio|en-us-swear.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛə(r)|-ɛə(r)
Etymology
From OE. swerian.
Noun
en-noun
- A swearword.
Verb
en-verb|swears|swearing|swore|sworn
- intransitive transitive To take an oath.
- intransitive To use offensive language.
Usage notes
In sense 1, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
see WikiSaurus:swear
Derived terms
swear by
swear like a trooper
swear to God
swear word
Translations
trans-top|to take an oath
Arabic: ARchar|ØÙ„Ù unicode|(ħálafa)
Bulgarian: заклевам Ñе (zaklevam se)
Chinese: 發誓, å‘誓 (fÄshì)
Czech: pÅ™Ãsahat
Dutch: zweren, een eed afleggen
Finnish: vannoa
French: jurer
German: schwören
Hungarian: esküszik
Icelandic: sverja
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Italian: giurare
Japanese: 誓ㆠ(ã¡ã‹ã†, chikau), 怒鳴る (ã©ãªã‚‹, donaru), ã®ã®ã—ã‚‹ (nonoshiru)
Korean: 맹세하다 (maengsehada)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|سوێن خواردن|trswaen khwArdin|scKUchar
Polish: przysięgać, przyrzekać
Portuguese: jurar
Russian: клÑÑÑ‚ÑŒÑÑ (kljást’sja)
Spanish: jurar
Swedish: svära, svärja
Telugu: à°’à°Ÿà±à°Ÿà± పెటà±à°Ÿà± (oTTu peTTu), à°ªà±à°°à°®à°¾à°£à°‚ చేయౠ(pramaaNaM chaeyu)
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trans-top|to curse
Arabic: ARchar|شتم unicode|(šátama)
Bulgarian: пÑувам (psuvam)
Czech: klÃt
Dutch: vloeken
Finnish: kiroilla
French: jurer
German: schimpfen, fluchen
Hungarian: káromkodik, szitkozódik
Icelandic: blóta
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Italian: insultare
Japanese: 悪態をã¤ã (ã‚ããŸã„ã‚’ã¤ã, akutái o tsukú)
Korean: ìš•ì„ í•˜ë‹¤ (yogeul hada)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|جوێن دان|trjwaen dAn|scKUchar
Polish: przeklinać, kląć, zaklinać
Portuguese: praguejar, rogar pragas
Russian: ругатьÑÑ (rugát’sja), выругатьÑÑ (výrugat’sja)
Spanish: blasfemar, renegar, jurar, echar ternos
Swedish: svära
Telugu: తిటà±à°Ÿà± (tiTTu) à°’à°Ÿà±à°Ÿà± పెటà±à°Ÿà±
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ttbc|Indonesian: sumpah, sumpah|bersumpah, sumpah|menyumpahi, umpat|mengumpat
Category:English irregular verbs
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fa:swear
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gl:swear
io:swear
hu:swear
pl:swear
fi:swear
ta:swear
te:swear
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