swear

swear
1. transitive verb,
swore, sworn
1) schwören [Eid usw.]

I could have sworn [that] it was him — ich hätte schwören können, dass er es war

2) (administer oath to) vereidigen [Zeugen]

swear somebody to secrecy — jemanden auf Geheimhaltung einschwören

2. intransitive verb,
swore, sworn
1) (use swear-words) fluchen
2)

swear to something — (be certain of) etwas beschwören; einen Eid auf etwas (Akk.) ablegen

I wouldn't like to swear to it — (coll.) ich will es nicht beschwören

3) (take oath) schwören, einen Eid ablegen (on auf + Akk.)
Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/120890/swear_at">swear at
- swear by
- swear in
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[sweə]
past tense - swore; verb
1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) schwören
2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) fluchen
- sworn
- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear to
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swear
<swore, sworn>
[sweəʳ, AM swer]
I. vi
1. (curse) fluchen
to \swear at sb auf jdn fluchen
2. (take an oath) schwören, einen Eid ablegen
to \swear to sth etw beschwören
I wouldn't \swear to it (fam) ich könnte es nicht beschwören
to \swear by God/on the Bible bei Gott/auf die Bibel schwören
II. vt
to \swear sth etw schwören
to \swear allegiance [or loyalty] Treue schwören
to \swear an oath einen Eid leisten [o ablegen]
to \swear sb to secrecy jdn zur Verschwiegenheit verpflichten
to \swear blind that ... BRIT (fam) Stein und Bein schwören, dass ...
she swore blind she didn't know what had happened to the money sie schwor hoch und heilig, dass sie nicht wüsste, was mit dem Geld geschehen sei
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[swɛə(r)] vb: pret swore, ptp sworn
1. vt
1) allegiance, love, revenge schwören; oath leisten, schwören

I swear it! — ich kann das beschwören!

2) (JUR) witness, jury vereidigen

to swear sb to secrecy — jdn schwören lassen, dass er nichts verrät

I've been sworn to secrecy — ich habe schwören müssen, dass ich nichts sage

2. vi
1) (= use solemn oath) schwören

to swear on the Bible — auf die Bibel schwören

to swear by all one holds dear — schwören bei allem, was einem lieb ist

to swear to sth — etw beschwören

up and down that ... (inf) — Stein und Bein schwören, dass ... (inf)

2) (= use swearwords) fluchen (about über +acc)

to swear at sb/sth — jdn/etw beschimpfen

3. n

to have a (good) swear — (tüchtig) fluchen

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swear [sweə(r)]
A v/i prät swore [swɔː(r); US auch ˈswəʊər], obs sware [sweə(r)], pperf sworn [swɔː(r)n; US auch ˈswəʊərn]
1. schwören, einen Eid leisten (beide:
on the Bible [oder Book] auf die Bibel):
swear by
a) auch swear on bei Gott etc schwören
b) fig umg schwören auf (akk);
swear to (US by) sth etwas beschwören;
I couldn’t (oder wouldn’t) swear to it ich kann es nicht beschwören;
I couldn’t swear to seeing him ich kann nicht beschwören, ihn gesehen zu haben
2. fluchen (at auf, über akk):
swear at sb auch jemanden beschimpfen
B v/t
1. einen Eid schwören: affidavit, oath Bes Redew
2. beschwören, eidlich bekräftigen:
swear out JUR US einen Haftbefehl durch eidliche Strafanzeige erwirken
3. a) Rache, Treue etc schwören
b) etwas geloben:
I swear to speak (oder tell) the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth JUR ich schwöre, die reine Wahrheit zu sagen, nichts zu verschweigen und nichts hinzuzufügen (Eidesformel);
swear off einem Laster abschwören;
swear by all that’s holy (oder all one holds dear) that … bei allem schwören, was einem heilig ist, dass …;
I could (oder would) have sworn (umg sworn blind) that … ich hätte schwören können, dass …;
he swore blind that … umg er schwor Stein und Bein, dass …
4. jemanden schwören lassen, jemandem einen Eid abnehmen:
swear sb in jemanden vereidigen (as als);
swear sb into an office jemanden in ein Amt einschwören; secrecy 3
C s have a (good) swear (kräftig) fluchen
* * *
1. transitive verb,
swore, sworn
1) schwören [Eid usw.]

I could have sworn [that] it was him — ich hätte schwören können, dass er es war

2) (administer oath to) vereidigen [Zeugen]

swear somebody to secrecy — jemanden auf Geheimhaltung einschwören

2. intransitive verb,
swore, sworn
1) (use swear-words) fluchen
2)

swear to something — (be certain of) etwas beschwören; einen Eid auf etwas (Akk.) ablegen

I wouldn't like to swear to it — (coll.) ich will es nicht beschwören

3) (take oath) schwören, einen Eid ablegen (on auf + Akk.)
Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
(at) v.
fluchen (über) v. v.
(§ p.,p.p.: swore, sworn)
= schwören v.
(§ p.,pp.: schwor, geschworen)

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