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Word entry · 5 letters

sworn

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"Under oath"

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5 lettersPronunciation /swɔːn/Part of speech adjectiveSorted norswStarts with SEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. bound by or as if by an oath

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • His sworn statement convinced the judge.
  • I'm sworn to secrecy.
  • Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.

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