English
Pronunciation
IPA|/'sw��ɻ/
audio|en-us-swear.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(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 �е (zaklevam se)
Chinese: ��, �� (f�shì)
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: �� (���, chikau), �鳴� (���, donaru), ���� (nonoshiru)
Korean: 맹��� (maengsehada)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|س��� خ�ارد�|trswaen khwArdin|scKUchar
Polish: przysi�ga�, przyrzeka�
Portuguese: jurar
Russian: кл������ (kljást�sja)
Spanish: jurar
Swedish: svära, svärja
Telugu: ����� ప����� (oTTu peTTu), ప�రమాణ� ��య� (pramaaNaM chaeyu)
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trans-top|to curse
Arabic: ARchar|شت� unicode|(šátama)
Bulgarian: п��вам (psuvam)
Czech: klÃt
Dutch: vloeken
Finnish: kiroilla
French: jurer
German: schimpfen, fluchen
Hungarian: káromkodik, szitkozódik
Icelandic: blóta
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Italian: insultare
Japanese: ����� (�������, akutái o tsukú)
Korean: �� �� (yogeul hada)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|ج��� دا�|trjwaen dAn|scKUchar
Polish: przeklina�, kl��, zaklina�
Portuguese: praguejar, rogar pragas
Russian: ��га���� (rugát�sja), в���га���� (výrugat�sja)
Spanish: blasfemar, renegar, jurar, echar ternos
Swedish: svära
Telugu: తి���� (tiTTu) ����� ప�����
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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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