sworn

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb utter obscenities or profanities
  2. verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  3. verb promise solemnly; take an oath

Etymology

From Middle English sworen, isworen, from Old English sworen, ġesworen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaran, *giswaran, from Proto-Germanic *swaranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to swear”), equivalent to swear + -en.

In classic literature

Synonyms

curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate

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