Слово англійською: swear
Дієслово
Переклад swear українською: матюка́тися, свари́тися (вжива́ти вульга́рні слова́ і т. д.), кля́стися, присяга́ти, божи́тися
Детальний опис
- [intransitive] to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry
- She fell over and swore loudly.
- I don't like to hear children swearing.
- He heard her swear under her breath.
- She was shouting, swearing, and acting in an aggressive manner towards the staff
- swear at somebody/something Why did you let him swear at you like that?
- [transitive, no passive] to make a serious promise to do something synonym vow
- swear something He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father.
- swear (that)… I solemnly swear (that) it will never happen again.
- I swear (that) I’ll never leave you.
- He swore solemnly that he would never hit her again. ‘That’ is usually left out, especially in speech.
- swear to do something She made him swear not to tell anyone.
- He left, swearing never to return.
- [transitive] to promise that you are telling the truth
- swear (that)… She swore (that) she’d never seen him before.
- I could have sworn (= I am sure) I heard the phone ring.
- swear to somebody/on something (that)… I swear to God I had nothing to do with it.
- [intransitive, transitive] to make a public or official promise, especially in court
- swear on something Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible.
- swear that… Are you willing to stand up in court and swear that you don't recognize him?
- swear to do something Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth.
- swear something Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king.
- I swear by Almighty God to tell the truth.
- They refused to swear allegiance to the new ruler.
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitives- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
- beg
- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
- [transitive] swear somebody to secrecy/silence to make somebody promise not to tell something to anyone
- Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened.
see also sworn Word OriginOld English swerian of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweren, German schwören, also to answer.
Idioms - (informal) to say that something is definitely true
- He swore blind that he’d already paid back the money he owed me.
- He swore blind that you knew all about it.
- (old-fashioned, British English) to often use very rude or offensive language
Phrasal Verbs- swear by
- swear in
- swear into
- swear off
- swear to