Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  swear 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  swear 
 
  Sense  2 
  affirm,  assert,  avow,  aver,  swan,  swear 
  =>  hold 
  =>  claim,  take 
  =>  attest 
  =>  declare 
  =>  protest 
  =>  assure,  tell 
 
  Sense  5 
  trust,  swear,  rely,  bank 
  =>  credit 
  =>  lean 
  =>  count  bet,  depend,  look  calculate,  reckon 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  swear 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  swear 
 
  Sense  2 
  affirm,  assert,  avow,  aver,  swan,  swear 
  =>  hold 
  =>  claim,  take 
  =>  attest 
  =>  declare 
  =>  plead 
  =>  profess 
  =>  protest 
  =>  assure,  tell 
 
  Sense  5 
  trust,  swear,  rely,  bank 
  =>  credit 
  =>  believe 
  =>  lean 
  =>  count  bet,  depend,  look  calculate,  reckon 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  swear 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  swear 
 
  5  senses  of  swear 
 
  Sense  1 
  curse,  cuss,  blaspheme,  swear,  imprecate 
  =>  express,  utter,  give  tongue  to 
 
  Sense  2 
  affirm,  assert,  avow,  aver,  swan,  swear 
  =>  declare 
 
  Sense  3 
  swear 
  =>  vow 
  Also  See->  swear  off#1 
 
  Sense  4 
  swear,  depose,  depone 
  =>  declare 
 
  Sense  5 
  trust,  swear,  rely,  bank 
  =>  believe 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  swear 
 
  swear  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  swear 
 
  Sense  1 
  curse,  cuss,  blaspheme,  swear,  imprecate 
  =>  express,  utter,  give  tongue  to 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  affirm,  assert,  avow,  aver,  swan,  swear 
  =>  declare 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  swear 
  =>  vow 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  swear,  depose,  depone 
  =>  declare 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  trust,  swear,  rely,  bank 
  =>  believe 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  swear 
  sportswear 
  swearer 
  swearing 
  swearword 
 
  Overview  of  verb  swear 
 
  The  verb  swear  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (20)  curse,  cuss,  blaspheme,  swear,  imprecate  --  (utter  obscenities  or  profanities;  "The  drunken  men  were  cursing  loudly  in  the  street") 
  2.  (8)  affirm,  assert,  avow,  aver,  swan,  swear  --  (to  declare  or  affirm  as  true:  "Before  God  I  swear  I  am  innocent.") 
  3.  (2)  swear  --  (promise  solemnly;  take  an  oath) 
  4.  (1)  swear,  depose,  depone  --  (make  a  deposition;  declare  under  oath) 
  5.  trust,  swear,  rely,  bank  --  (have  confidence  or  faith  in  "We  can  trust  in  God";  "Rely  on  your  friends";  "bank  on  your  good  education";  "I  swear  by  my  grandmother's  recipes") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  swear 
 
  The  verb  swear  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (20)  curse,  cuss,  blaspheme,  swear,  imprecate  --  (utter  obscenities  or  profanities;  "The  drunken  men  were  cursing  loudly  in  the  street") 
  2.  (8)  affirm,  assert,  avow,  aver,  swan,  swear  --  (to  declare  or  affirm  as  true:  "Before  God  I  swear  I  am  innocent.") 
  3.  (2)  swear  --  (promise  solemnly;  take  an  oath) 
  4.  (1)  swear,  depose,  depone  --  (make  a  deposition;  declare  under  oath) 
  5.  trust,  swear,  rely,  bank  --  (have  confidence  or  faith  in  "We  can  trust  in  God";  "Rely  on  your  friends";  "bank  on  your  good  education";  "I  swear  by  my  grandmother's  recipes") 

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