VERB | communication | swear, curse, cuss, blaspheme, imprecate | utter obscenities or profanities |
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communication | swear, affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan | to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true | |
communication | swear | promise solemnly | |
communication | swear, depose, depone | make a deposition | |
cognition | swear, count, bet, depend, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | have confidence or faith in |
Sounds | sweh'r | |
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Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... |
Meaning | Utter obscenities or profanities. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | curse, cuss, blaspheme, imprecate | |
Broader | express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to | articulate |
Similar to | blaspheme | speak of in an irreverent or impious manner |
Spanish | blasfemar, imprecar, jurar, maldecir, renegar | |
Nouns | swearer | someone who uses profanity |
swearing | profane or obscene / obscene expression usually of surprise or anger |
Meaning | To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Model | They swear that there was a traffic accident | |
Example | "Before God I swear I am innocent" | |
Synonyms | affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan | |
Narrower | assure, tell | inform positively and with certainty and confidence |
attest | authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity | |
claim, take | lay claim to | |
declare | state firmly | |
hold | assert or affirm | |
protest | affirm or avow formally or solemnly | |
Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
Spanish | afirmar, asegurar, aseverar, atestar, certificar, corroborar, garantizar, jurar, testimoniar, verificar | |
Catalan | afirmar, asseverar, corroborar, jurar, verificar | |
Nouns | swearer | someone who takes a solemn oath |
swearing | a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law) |
Meaning | promise solemnly; take an oath. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Model | They swear to move | |
Broader | vow | make a vow |
See also | swear off | promise to abstain from |
Spanish | jurar | |
Catalan | jurar | |
Nouns | swearer | someone who takes a solemn oath |
Meaning | make a deposition; declare under oath. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonyms | depose, depone | |
Entailed by | perjure | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
Spanish | atestar, atestiguar, deponer, jurar, testificar | |
Catalan | deposar | |
Nouns | swearing | a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law) |
Meaning | Have confidence or faith in. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" | |
Synonyms | count, bet, depend, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | |
Broader | trust | Have confidence or faith in |
Spanish | apostar, calcular, confiar, contar, depender, fiarse, fiar | |
Catalan | apostar, calcular, comptar amb, confiar, dependre, fiar, tenir fe |
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