English-Thai Dictionary
swear
VI สาบาน ยืนยัน สัญญา ปฏิญา ณ attest affirm testify vow sa-ban
swear
VI สาบ แช่ง สบถ ก่น ด่า blaspheme curse be foul-mouthed sab-chang
swear allegiance to
IDM สาบาน ว่า จะ ซื่อสัตย์ ต่อ จงรักภักดี ต่อ sa-ban-wa-ja-sue-sad-tor
swear at
PHRV สบถ ใส่ ด่า แช่งด่า sa-bod-sai
swear by
PHRV วางใจ ใน เชื่อใจ ใน เชื่อถือ wang-jai-nai
swear by
PHRV สาบาน ต่อ swear on sa-ban-tor
swear for
PHRV สัญญา ว่า จะ ซื่อสัตย์ กับ san-ya-wa-ja-sue-sad-kab
swear in
PHRV กล่าว คำปฏิญาณ เพื่อ รับ ตำแหน่งหน้าที่ สาบาน ตน เข้า รับ ตำแหน่ง kao-kam-pa-ti-yan-puea-rab-tam-nang
swear off
PHRV สาบาน ว่า จะ เลิก sa-ban-wa-ja-loek
swear on
PHRV สาบาน ต่อ swear by sa-ban-tor
swear out
PHRV ได้รับ เอกสาร ที่ ทำให้ สามารถ จับ ผู้ร้าย ได้ dai-rab-ak-ka-san-ti-tam-hai-sa-mad-jab-kon-rai-dai
swear someone to secrecy / silence
PHRV ทำให้ สาบาน ว่า จะ เก็บ เป็นความลับ tam-hai-sa-ban-wa-ja-keb-pen-kwam-lab
swear to
PHRV ประกาศ ความจริง ยืนยัน ความจริง pra-kad-kwam-jing
swear upon
PHRV สาบาน ต่อ swear by sa-ban-tor
swearword
N คำสาปแช่ง คำสบถ ถ้อยคำ ที่ หยาบคาย curse oath expletive profanity kam-sab-chang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SWEAR
v.i.pret. swore. [Eng. veer; L. assevero.] 1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.
Ye shall not swear by my name falsely. Leviticus 19:12.
But I say unto you, swear not at all. Matthew 5:34.
2. To promise upon oath.
Jacob said, swear to me this day; and he swore to him. Genesis 25:33.
3. To give evidence an oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement. He swore that the prisoner was not present at the riot.
4. To be profane; to practice profaneness.
Certain classes of men are accustomed to swear. For men to swear is sinful, disreputable and odious; but for females or ladies to swear, appears more abominable and scandalous.
SWEAR
v.t.To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; as, to swear on oath. [This seems to have been the primitive use of swear; that is, to affirm. ] 1. To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; as, to swear witnesses in court; to swear a jury; the witness has been sworn; the judges are sworn into office.
2. To declare or charge upon oath; as, to swear treason against a man.
3. To obtest by an oath.
Now by Apollo, king, thou swear'st thy gods in vain.
To swear the peace against one, to make oath that one is under the actual fear of death or bodily harm from the person; in which case the person must find sureties of the peace.
SWEARER
n.One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration. 1. A profane person.
Then the liars and swearers are fools.
SWEARING
ppr. Affirming upon oath; uttering a declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of it. 1. Putting upon oath; causing to swear.
SWEARING
n.The act or practice of affirming on oath. Swearing in court is lawful. 1. Profaneness. All swearing not required by some law, or in conformity with law, is criminal. False swearing or perjury is a crime of a deep dye.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SWEAR
Swear, v. i. [imp. Swore, formerly Sware (; p. p. Sworn; p. pr. & vb. n. Swearing. ] Etym: [OE. swerien, AS. swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G. schwören, Icel. sverja, Sw. svärja, Dan. sværge, Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm. *177. Cf. Answer. ]
1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc. Ye shall swear by my name falsely. Lev. xix. 12. I swear by all the Roman gods. Shak.
2. (Law )
Defn: To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.
3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse. [I ] swore little; diced not above seven times a week. Shak. To swear by, to place great confidence in a person or thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. "I simply meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord Verulam." Miss Edgeworth. -- To swear off, to make a solemn vow, or a serious resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off smoking. [Slang ]
SWEAR
SWEAR Swear, v. t.
1. To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve ) under oath. Swear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal falsely with me. Gen. xxi. 23.He swore consent to your succession. Shak.
2. (Law )
Defn: To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; -- ofetn followed by in or into; as, to swear witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an officer; he was sworn into office.
3. To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend. Johnson.
4. To appeal to by an oath. Now, by Apollo, king, Thou swear'st thy gods in vain. Shak. To swear the peace against one, to make oath that one is under the actual fear of death or bodily harm from the person, in which case the person must find sureties that he will keep the peace.
SWEARER
SWEARER Swear "er, n.
1. One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration.
2. A profane person; one who uses profane language. Then the liars and swearers are fools. Shak.
SWEARING
SWEARING Swear "ing, a. & n.
Defn: from Swear, v. Idle swearing is a cursedness. Chaucer.
New American Oxford Dictionary
swear
swear |swe (ə )r swɛ (ə )r | ▶verb ( swears, swearing; past swore |swôr |; past participle sworn |swôrn | ) 1 [ reporting verb ] make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case: [ with clause ] : Maria made me swear I would never tell anyone | I swear by all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with it | [ with infinitive ] : he swore to obey the rules | [ with direct speech ] : “Never again, ” she swore, “will I be short of money ” | [ with obj. ] : they were reluctant to swear allegiance. • [ with obj. ] take (an oath ): he forced them to swear an oath of loyalty to him. • [ with obj. ] take a solemn oath as to the truth of (a statement ): I asked him if he would swear a statement to this effect. • [ with obj. ] make (someone ) promise to observe a certain course of action: I've been sworn to secrecy. 2 [ no obj. ] use offensive language, esp. as an expression of anger: Peter swore under his breath. PHRASES swear up and down informal affirm something emphatically: he swore up and down they'd never get him up on that stage. PHRASAL VERBS swear by informal have or express great confidence in the use, value, or effectiveness of: Iris swears by her yoga. swear someone in admit someone to a particular office or position by directing them to take a formal oath: he was sworn in as president on July 10. swear off informal promise to abstain from: I'd sworn off alcohol. swear something out Law obtain the issue of (a warrant for arrest ) by making a charge on oath. swear to express one's assurance that something is the case: I couldn't swear to it, but I'm pretty sure it's his writing. DERIVATIVES swear er noun, swear y adjective ( informal )ORIGIN Old English swerian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweren, German schwören, also to answer .
swearing
swear ing |ˈswe (ə )riNG ˈswerɪŋ | ▶noun the use of offensive language: there's a lot of swearing in the show.
swear word
swear word |swɛ (ə )r wərd | ▶noun an offensive word, used esp. as an expression of anger.
Oxford Dictionary
swear
swear |swɛː | ▶verb ( swears, swearing, past swore |swɔː |; past participle sworn |swɔːn | ) 1 [ reporting verb ] make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case: [ with clause ] : Maria made me swear I would never tell anyone | I swear by all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with it | [ with direct speech ] : ‘Never again, ’ she swore, ‘will I be short of money ’ | [ with obj. ] : they were reluctant to swear allegiance. • [ with obj. ] take (an oath ): he forced them to swear an oath of loyalty to him. • [ with obj. ] take a solemn oath as to the truth of (a statement ): I asked him if he would swear a statement to this effect. • [ with obj. ] make (someone ) promise to observe a certain course of action: I've been sworn to secrecy. 2 [ no obj. ] use offensive language, especially as an expression of anger: Peter swore under his breath. PHRASES swear blind (or N. Amer. swear up and down ) informal affirm something emphatically: his informant swore blind that the weapons were still there. PHRASAL VERBS swear by informal have or express great confidence in the use, value, or effectiveness of: Iris swears by her yoga. swear someone in admit someone to a particular office or position by directing them to take a formal oath: he was sworn in as president on 10 July. swear off informal promise to abstain from: I'd sworn off alcohol. swear something out US Law obtain the issue of a warrant for arrest by making a charge on oath. swear to [ usu. with negative ] express one's assurance that something is the case: I couldn't swear to it, but I'm pretty sure it's his writing. DERIVATIVES swearer noun, sweary adjective ( informal )ORIGIN Old English swerian of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweren, German schwören, also to answer .
swearing
swear |ing |ˈswɛːrɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the use of offensive language: there's a lot of swearing in the show.
swear word
swear word ▶noun an offensive word, used especially as an expression of anger.
American Oxford Thesaurus
swear
swear verb 1 they swore to marry each other: promise, vow, pledge, give one's word, take an oath, undertake, guarantee; Law depose; formal aver. 2 she swore she would never go back: insist, avow, pronounce, declare, proclaim, assert, profess, maintain, contend, emphasize, stress; formal aver. 3 Kate spilled wine and swore: curse, blaspheme, utter profanities, utter oaths, use bad language, take the Lord's name in vain; informal cuss; archaic execrate. PHRASES swear by informal we swear by these all-weather tires: express confidence in, have faith in, trust, believe in; set store by, value; informal rate. swear off informal I swore off hard liquor years ago: renounce, forswear, forgo, abstain from, go without, shun, avoid, eschew, steer clear of; give up, dispense with, stop, discontinue, drop; informal kick, quit.
swearing
swearing noun they had to bleep out all the swearing: bad language, strong language, cursing, blaspheming, blasphemy; profanities, obscenities, curses, oaths, expletives, swear words; informal cussing, four-letter words; formal imprecation.
Oxford Thesaurus
swear
swear verb 1 the godparents will then swear that they believe in the creed and the commandments | they swore to marry each other: promise, vow, promise under oath, solemnly promise, pledge oneself, give one's word, take an oath, swear an oath, swear on the Bible, give an undertaking, undertake, affirm, warrant, state, assert, declare, aver, proclaim, pronounce, profess, attest, guarantee; Law depose, make a deposition, bind oneself; rare asseverate. 2 she swore that she would never go back to her aunt's house: insist, avow, be emphatic, pronounce, declare, assert, maintain, contend, aver, emphasize, stress. 3 Kate spilled wine on her jeans and swore: curse, blaspheme, utter profanities, utter oaths, be foul-mouthed, use bad /foul language, be blasphemous, take the Lord's name in vain, swear like a trooper, damn; informal cuss, turn the air blue, eff and blind; archaic execrate. PHRASES swear by 1 I swear by the Blessed Virgin that it fell into the sea: invoke, appeal to, call as one's witness. 2 informal many of the locals swear by these computers: express confidence in, have faith in, put one's faith in, trust, have every confidence in, believe in; set store by, value; informal rate. swear in he was sworn in as the country's fifteenth Prime Minister: install, instate, induct, invest, inaugurate, introduce, admit into office, institute, initiate; appoint, put in, create; ordain, consecrate, anoint; enthrone, crown. swear off he swore off drink, tobacco, and gambling: renounce, forswear, forgo, abjure, abstain from, go without, shun, avoid, eschew, steer clear of, give a wide berth to, have nothing to do with; give up, dispense with, stop, cease, finish, discontinue, break off, drop; informal kick, quit, jack in. ANTONYMS take up.
swearing
swearing noun sixty per cent thought there was too much swearing on TV: bad language, foul language, strong language; profanity, obscenity, cursing, blaspheming, blasphemy, vilification, imprecation, curses, oaths, expletives, swear words, profanities, insults; technical coprolalia; informal cussing, effing and blinding, four-letter words.
swear word
swear word noun in those days men did not use swear words in front of girls: expletive, obscenity, oath, curse, imprecation, epithet, dirty word, four-letter word; N. Amer. informal cuss word; (swear words ) bad language, foul language, profanity, blasphemy, swearing.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
swear
swear /sweə r /〖原義は 自動詞 2 〗動詞 ～s /-z /; swore /swɔː r /; sworn /swɔː r n /; ～ing /swé ə rɪŋ /自動詞 1 〈人が 〉 (怒りなどのために )【人を 】ののしる , 毒づく «at » (!日本語の 「くそ 」「ちくしょう 」にあたるJesus Christ! , Goddamn! , By God! などの言葉を吐くこと; 神や聖人の名をみだりに口にすることは戒律に反するため, ののしり語となった ) ▸ David swore at me and threw things .デイヴィッドは私に暴言を吐いて物を投げつけた 2 〈人が 〉【神などにかけて 】誓う , 宣誓する «to , by , on » ▸ swear to God 神に誓う ▸ swear on the Bible 聖書に手を置いて宣誓する 3 〖通例否定文で 〗〈人が 〉 «事が /…することが » 真実だと断言する «to /to do ing » ▸ I think he has a girl-friend, but I can't swear to it .彼にはガールフレンドがいると思うが, 断言はできない 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…にかけて » 〈忠誠など 〉を誓う «on , by » ; 〈誓い 〉を立てる ; 〖swear to do /that節 〗…すると […ということを ]誓約する (!受け身にしない ) ▸ swear allegiance to the king 王への忠誠を誓う ▸ swear a solemn oath 厳粛に誓いを立てる ▸ “Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God? ” “I do. ”「真実を, すべての真実を, そして真実以外の何も述べないことを神に誓いますか 」「誓います 」 (!法廷での証人の宣誓 ) ▸ Tom swore that he would come back again .トムは再び戻ると誓った 2 ｟くだけて ｠〖swear (to A ) (that )節 〗〈人が 〉(A 〈人 〉に )…であると断言する (!受け身 進行形にしない ) ; ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と言い張る (!(1 )伝達部は文尾のほか, 文中も可能; →say 他動詞 1 a 語法 . (2 )挿入節として文尾も可能; →believe コーパスの窓 ) ▸ I swear (to you ) I saw Mary yesterday. ≒I saw Mary yesterday, I swear (to you ).(あなたに )誓って言うが, 私は昨日メリーを見たんだ ▸ I could have sworn I left my glasses on the desk .確かめがねを机の上に置いたと思ったが ▸ “It was an accident, ” swore the man .「それは事故だったんだ 」と男は主張した 3 〖通例be sworn 〗〈人が 〉【秘密 沈黙を 】守るように誓わせられる «to » ▸ I'm sworn to secrecy [silence ] about the project .その計画については口止めされている be sw ò rn í n 1 〈人が 〉【職務に 】宣誓して就任する «as » ▸ be sworn in as mayor 市長に宣誓就任する 2 (法廷で )〈証人が 〉宣誓する .sw è ar and c ú ss ＝bus (→rhyming slang ).sw è ar bl í nd (that ) …｟くだけて ｠…であると断言する .sw é ar by A 1 ｟くだけて ｠A 〈物 〉を大いに信頼する, 当てにする (!進行形にしない ) .2 ↑自動詞 2 .sw é ar ò ff A A 〈体に悪い習慣 〉を誓ってやめる ▸ swear off drinking 禁酒を誓う sw è ar A ó ut [ó ut A ]｟米 ｠A 〈逮捕状など 〉を (偽りがないと )宣誓して出してもらう .名詞 C ののしり , 口汚い言葉 (swear word ).
swearer
swear er /swé ə rə r /名詞 C 1 宣誓者 .2 ののしる人 .
swearing
sw é ar ing /-rɪŋ /名詞 U C ののしり .
swearing-in
sw è aring- í n 名詞 U (裁判などの )宣誓 ; (米大統領などの )宣誓就任 (式 ).
swearword
sw é ar w ò rd 名詞 C ののしりの言葉 ; 口汚い [下品な ]言葉 .
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