verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past of swear form-of, past
2. 2
   past participle of swear colloquial, dialectal, form-of, participle, past

   "If that were all, for some have swore / As false as they, if th' did no more[…]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

cursecurseaffirmaffirmblasphemecuss

Example

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"You will say and do things your parents said and did, even if you swore you would never do them."

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