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sworn |
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 -------------- 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 adj sworn The adj sworn has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) pledged, sworn -- (bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies") 2. sworn -- (bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare) Antonyms of adj sworn 2 senses of sworn Sense 1 pledged, sworn INDIRECT (VIA committed) -> uncommitted Sense 2 sworn (vs. unsworn) unsworn (vs. sworn) Similarity of adj sworn 2 senses of sworn Sense 1 pledged, sworn => committed (vs. uncommitted) Sense 2 sworn (vs. unsworn) => attested, avowed => bound Attributes of adj sworn Familiarity of adj sworn sworn used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj sworn sworn unsworn 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 adj sworn The adj sworn has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) pledged, sworn -- (bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies") 2. sworn -- (bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare)
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