sworn

//swɔːn//
B2Frequency Level 12Formal
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Verb

swearInfinitive
swearPresent tense
sworePast tense
swornPast participle
swearingPresent participle
swearsThird-person singular
1

Past participle of 'swear'; having made a solemn promise or oath.

She had sworn to tell the truth in court.

2

Having given testimony under oath.

The witness has sworn to tell the truth in court.

Adjective

swearCanonical form
1

Bound by or as if by an oath; committed to a particular course of action or belief.

They are sworn enemies who will never reconcile.

2

Determined or resolved, especially in hostility (as in 'sworn enemies').

The two families have been sworn enemies for generations.