forswear

[US]/fɔːˈsweə(r)/
[UK]/fɔːrˈswer/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. avstå fra ved ed, fast avstå fra eller fornekte ved ed.
Word Forms
Present Participleforswearing
Third Person Singularforswears
Past Tenseforswore
Past Participleforsworn

Example Sentences

Some priests have to forswear marriage.

Noen prestarter må fornekte ekteskap.

it is currently fashionable to forswear meat-eating in the interests of animal rights.

Det er for tiden trendy å avstå fra kjøttspising i dyrenes interesser.

You must tell the truth to the judge, because if you forswear yourself you could go to prison.

Du må fortelle sannheten til retten, fordi hvis du fornekker deg selv, kan du ende opp i fengsel.

28 For they either go mad with enjoyment, or prophesy lies, or live lawlessly or lightly forswear themselves.

28 For de enten blir gale av glede, eller spår løgner, eller lever løsslent eller lett fornekter seg selv.

to forswear a bad habit

å fornekte en dårlig vaneg

she had to forswear her allegiance to the group

hun måtte fornekte sin lojalitet til gruppen

he was forced to forswear his claim to the throne

han ble tvunget til å fornekte sin krav på tronen

to forswear all worldly possessions

å fornekte alle verdenlige eiendeler

the witness decided to forswear his testimony

vittigheten bestemte seg for å fornekte sin vittnesbyrd

she had to forswear her dreams of becoming an actress

hun måtte fornekte sine drømmer om å bli skuespiller

to forswear a political party

å fornekte en politisk part

the prisoner forswore any involvement in the crime

fange fornekte alle involvering i kriminaliteten

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