sworn

[US]/swɔːn/
[UK]/swɔrn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. committed to telling the truth; having taken an oath; deeply emotional; sworn enemies.

Phrases & Collocations

sworn enemies

sworn statement

sworn testimony

sworn in office

sworn allegiance

sworn enemy

Example Sentences

they were sworn enemies.

I'd sworn off alcohol.

he made a sworn statement.

sworn statements by witnesses.

he was sworn in as president on 10 July.

You have sworn to be faithful to me.

She has sworn off cigarettes.

She was sworn in, along with eleven other jurors.

All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.

Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened.

officers who were sworn to keep the peace.

The new Governor is being sworn in next week.

Mr Abbas has sworn in a new government led by a technocrat.

Before telling her what happened, I had sworn her to secrecy.

Do you believe these two intimate friends used to be mutual sworn enemies?

The chief witness was allowed to leave the town only after lodging a sworn statement with the police.

Real-world Examples

I had sworn never to call her aunt again, but I did not regret breaking that promise to myself.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

Michelle Bachelet has been sworn in as the president of Chile for the second time.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2014

Arrrrgh! I've been sworn to secrecy… .

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

Uhuru Kenyatta will be sworn as president.

Source: NPR News April 2013 Collection

Poor Linda whom he had sworn to remember.

Source: Brave New World

Senators are set to be sworn in as jurors on Tuesday.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

Before doing this video, I'd have sworn by these.

Source: Gourmet Base

But yeah it's just saying " Oh, sorry for swearing. I shouldn't have sworn" .

Source: Leila and Sabrah's idioms English class

" There is hope" ! Aguilar cried out after Biden was sworn in.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in immediately to replace Breyer.

Source: PBS English News

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