to swear to sth

  • 21jury — noun 1 in a court of law ADJECTIVE ▪ inquest (BrE), trial (esp. BrE) ▪ grand ▪ He was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of distributing illegal steroids. ▪ civil …

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  • 22use — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 using; being used ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extensive, great, heavy, liberal ▪ full, maximum ▪ He made …

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  • 23honour — hon|our1 W3 BrE honor AmE [ˈɔnə US ˈa:nər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something that makes you proud)¦ 2¦(respect)¦ 3 in honour of somebody/something 4¦(given to somebody)¦ 5¦(moral principles)¦ 6¦(at university/school)¦ 7 Your/His/Her Honour …

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  • 24Hit — A dealer who agrees to sell at the bid price quoted by another dealer is said to hit that bid. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. hit hit 1 [hɪt] verb hit PTandPP hitting PRESPART 1. [transitive] to reach a particular level or… …

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  • 25honour — 1 BrE honor AmE noun 1 RESPECT (U) the respect that you, your family, your country etc receive from other people, which makes you feel proud: For the French team, winning tomorrow s game is a matter of national honour. | sb s honour is at stake ( …

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  • 26front — front1 W1S1 [frʌnt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part that is furthest forward)¦ 2¦(side that faces forward)¦ 3¦(most important side)¦ 4¦(building)¦ 5 in front of somebody/something 6 in front 7 on a ... front 8 out front 9 in (the) front/up front …

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  • 27strew — [stru:] v past tense strewed past participle strewn [stru:n] or strewed [T usually passive] [: Old English; Origin: strewian] 1.) to scatter things around a large area be strewn with sth ▪ The street was strewn with broken glass. strew sth… …

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  • 28government — noun 1 people in control of a country ADJECTIVE ▪ central, federal, local, national, provincial, regional, state ▪ Conservative, Democratic …

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  • 29pardon — par|don1 S2 [ˈpa:dn US ˈpa:rdn] interjection also .pardon me 1.) used when you want someone to repeat something because you did not hear it ▪ Hurry up Jonathan! Pardon? I said hurry up! see usage note ↑excuse1 2.) BrE used to say sorry after you… …

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  • 30front — 1 /frVnt/ noun 1 GROUP/LINE the front the front of a group or line of people or things is the position that is furthest forward in the direction that they are facing or moving (+ of): She always sits at the front of the class. | in/at the front:… …

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