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swear

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"Make a vow"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈswɛə(ɹ)/Part of speech verbSorted aerswStarts with SEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. have faith or confidence in

Word origin

From Middle English sweren, swerien, from Old English swerian (“to swear, take an oath of office”), from Proto-West Germanic *swarjan, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to speak, swear”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to swear”).

Used in a sentence

  • The knight swore not to return to the palace until he had found the treasure.
  • The witness swore that the person she had seen running out of the bank was a foot shorter than the accused.
  • I swear I don't know what you're talking about.

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