swear to give up
1swear to — ► swear to give an assurance that something is the case. Main Entry: ↑swear …
2swear — 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… …
3swear — vb swore, sworn, swear·ing [Old English swerian] vt 1: to utter or take solemnly swear an oath 2 a: to assert as true or promise under oath a sworn affidavit …
4swear — [swer] vi. swore, sworn, swearing [ME swerien < OE swerian, akin to Ger schwören < IE base * swer , to speak > OSlav svariti, to revile] 1. to make a solemn declaration with an appeal to God or to something held sacred for confirmation… …
5swear — [ swer ] (past tense swore [ swɔr ] ; past participle sworn [ swɔrn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive to use words that are deliberately offensive, for example because you are angry with someone: That s the first time I ve ever heard him swear. swear …
6swear — [v1] declare under oath affirm, assert, attest, avow, covenant, cross one’s heart*, depend on, depose, give one’s word*, give witness, have confidence in, maintain, make an affidavit, pledge oneself, plight, promise, rely on, say so*, state,… …
7Swear — Swear, v. i. [imp. {Swore}, formerly {Sware}; p. p. {Sworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swearing}.] [OE. swerien, AS. swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G. schw[ o]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[ a]rja, Dan. sv[ae]rge, Icel. & Sw. svara to… …
8swear to — give an assurance that something is the case. → swear …
9give a promise — index swear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10give evidence — index bear (adduce), confess, depose (testify), swear, testify, verify (confirm) …
