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1 swear
In1) клятва; божіння2) присяга3) прийняття присяги4) богохульство, лайкаIIv (past swore; заст. sware; p.p. sworn)1) присягатися, клястися2) юр. свідчити, давати показання під присягоюwill you swear to it that you were not there? — чи ви можете дати показання під присягою, що вас там не було?
3) присягати, приймати присягу4) примушувати поклястисяto swear smb. to secrecy — примусити когось поклястися в збереженні таємниці
5) приводити до присяги6) лаятися, богохулитиswear out — юр. одержати повноваження на арешт
to swear black is white — запевняти, що чорне — це біле
to swear a charge (accusation) against smb. — обвинувачувати когось під присягою
to swear like a fishwife (like a lord, like a sailor, like a trooper, like blazes) — лаятися як візник, лаятися на всі заставки
* * *I1) клятва; божіння; присяга; прийняття присяги2) лайка; лихослів'яII v(swore; sworn)1) клястися2) (by) молитися на кого-небудь; безмежно вірити кому-небудь або в що-небудь3) (to) змушувати заприсягти; приводити до присяги4) юp. показувати, давати показання під присягою; присягати, приймати присягу5) лаятися; богохулити; лихословити -
2 swear
1) присяга; розм. клятва2) присягати, складати присягу; давати свідчення під присягою, свідчити (засвідчувати) під присягою; обіцяти під присягою; лаяти ( когось)•- swear a juryswear an information against a person — заявляти під присягою про обвинувачення особи у вчиненні злочину
- swear a witness
- swear allegiance
- swear an accusation
- swear an affidavit
- swear as a witness
- swear false
- swear fealty
- swear in
- swear in a witness
- swear into office
- swear oath
- swear on oath
- swear the peace against smb.
- swear to a fact
- swear to secrecy
- swear treason
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3 swear to secrecy
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swear someone to secrecy — swear someone to secrecy/silence/ phrase to make someone promise not to tell anyone else what you have told them I can’t tell you – I’ve been sworn to secrecy. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry: swear … Useful english dictionary
swear — [ swer ] (past tense swore [ swɔr ] ; past participle sworn [ swɔrn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive to use words that are deliberately offensive, for example because you are angry with someone: That s the first time I ve ever heard him swear. swear … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swear — S2 [sweə US swer] v past tense swore [swo: US swo:r] past participle sworn [swo:n US swo:rn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(offensive language)¦ 2¦(promise)¦ 3¦(state the truth)¦ 4 somebody could have sworn (that) ... 5¦(public promise)¦ 6 swear somebody to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
swear someone to silence — swear someone to secrecy/silence/ phrase to make someone promise not to tell anyone else what you have told them I can’t tell you – I’ve been sworn to secrecy. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry: swear … Useful english dictionary
swear */*/ — UK [sweə(r)] / US [swer] verb Word forms swear : present tense I/you/we/they swear he/she/it swears present participle swearing past tense swore UK [swɔː(r)] / US [swɔr] past participle sworn UK [swɔː(r)n] / US [swɔrn] 1) [intransitive] to use… … English dictionary
secrecy — n. 1) to ensure secrecy 2) strict secrecy 3) secrecy in (secrecy in conducting negotiations) 4) in secrecy (to meet in secrecy) (the meetings were held in the strictest secrecy) 5) (misc.) to swear smb. to secrecy * * * [ siːkrɪsɪ] (misc.) to… … Combinatory dictionary
swear — v. 1) to swear solemnly 2) (B) ( to promise solemnly ) they swore allegiance to the government 3) (D) intr.) ( to curse ) to swear at (he swore at them) 4) (d; intr.) ( to rely completely ) to swear by (everyone swears by her remedy for a cold)… … Combinatory dictionary
swear — verb 1 use bad language ADVERB ▪ loudly ▪ quietly, silently, softly, under your breath ▪ viciously, violently VERB + … Collocations dictionary
swear — swearer, n. swearingly, adv. /swair/, v., swore or (Archaic) sware; sworn; swearing. v.i. 1. to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible. 2. to bind oneself by oath. 3. to give evidence or… … Universalium
swear — [c]/swɛə / (say swair) verb (swore or, Archaic, sware, sworn, swearing) –verb (i) 1. to make a solemn declaration with an appeal to God or some superhuman being in confirmation of what is declared; make affirmation in a solemn manner by some… …
secrecy — se|cre|cy [ˈsi:krəsi] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: secretie secrecy (15 16 centuries), from secre secret (14 16 centuries), from Old French secré, from Latin secretus; SECRET1] 1.) the process of keeping something secret, or when something is… … Dictionary of contemporary English