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1 forsværge
* * *vb:[ jeg ville have forsvoret at det kunne ske] I would never have thought it possible;[ jeg ville have forsvoret at det var den mand] I could have sworn it was not that man;[ man skal ingenting forsværge] you never can tell; stranger things have happened. -
2 opgive
forswear, give up, surrender, throw up* * *vb give up ( fx I give up),( med objekt også) drop ( fx the idea, the plan, a habit),(mere F) abandon ( fx the idea, the plan);(opgive at hjælpe el. redde) give up; abandon;F relinquish, waive;( meddele) give,F state,( pris) quote;( til told) declare;( til eksamen) offer;(se også opgivet);[ opgive at gøre det] give up doing it;[ han opgav at være blevet slået oven i hovedet] he stated that he had been struck on the head;[ opgive for højt] overstate;[ opgive for lavt] understate;[ opgive forretningen] close down, go out of business;[ opgive håbet] give up (, F: abandon) hope, despair;[ opgive håbet om] give up the hope of, despair of;[opgive sin indkomst til £5000] give (el. state) one's income at £5000;[ opgive ånden] give up the ghost. -
3 give afkald på
forswear, give up, relinquish, renounce
См. также в других словарях:
forswear — for·swear /fōr swar/ vb swore / swōr/, sworn, / swōrn/, swear·ing vt 1: to reject, renounce, or deny under oath 2: to renounce earnestly vi: to swear falsely: commit false swearing … Law dictionary
Forswear — For*swear , v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for + swerian to swear. See {For }, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forswear — ► VERB (past forswore; past part. forsworn) formal 1) agree to give up or do without. 2) (forswear oneself/be forsworn) commit perjury … English terms dictionary
forswear — [fôr swer′] vt. forswore [fôr′swôr′] forsworn, forswearing [ME forswerien < OE forswerian: see FOR & SWEAR] 1. to renounce on oath; promise earnestly to give up 2. to deny earnestly or on oath vi. to swear falsely; commit perjury … English World dictionary
Forswear — For*swear , v. i. To swear falsely; to commit perjury. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forswear — (v.) O.E. forswerian swear falsely, also abandon or renounce on oath, from for completely + swerian to swear. Related: Foreswore; foresworn … Etymology dictionary
forswear — 1 *abjure, renounce, recant, retract Analogous words: *abandon, desert, forsake: repudiate, spurn, reject (see DECLINE): *deny, contravene, traverse, gainsay 2 *peijure … New Dictionary of Synonyms
forswear — [v] abandon, disavow abjure, deny, disclaim, disown, drop, forgo, forsake, give up, recall, recant, reject, renege, renounce, repudiate, retract, swear off, take back, withdraw; concepts 44,54 Ant. go back to, revert … New thesaurus
forswear — UK [fɔː(r)ˈsweə(r)] / US [fɔrˈswer] verb [transitive] Word forms forswear : present tense I/you/we/they forswear he/she/it forswears present participle forswearing past tense forswore UK [fɔː(r)ˈswɔː(r)] / US [fɔrˈswɔr] past participle forsworn… … English dictionary
forswear — forswearer, n. /fawr swair /, v., forswore, forsworn, forswearing. v.t. 1. to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit. 2. to deny vehemently or under oath. 3. to perjure (oneself). v.i. 4. to swear falsely; commit perjury.… … Universalium
forswear — [[t]fɔː(r)swe͟ə(r)[/t]] forswears, forswearing, forswore, forsworn VERB If you forswear something, you promise that you will stop doing it, having it, or using it. [FORMAL or LITERARY] [V n] The party was offered a share of government if it… … English dictionary