swear

[US]/sweə(r)/
[UK]/swer/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kutangaza bunge au kuapa; kutumia lugha ya kumhukiisha
vi. kutumia lugha ya kumhukiisha; kutangaza bunge au kuapa
n. bunge au kuapa; lugha ya kumhukiisha
Word Forms
Present Participleswearing
Third Person Singularswears
Past Participlesworn
Past Tenseswore
Pluralswears

Phrases & Collocations

swear word

mstahiki

swear in public

kuapa hadharini

swear an oath

kuapa

swear allegiance

kuapa utaifa

swear by

kuapa kwa

swear on

kuapa juu ya

swear in

kuapa kazini

swear at

kuapa kwa

swear off

kuacha

swear for

kuapa kwa ajili ya

swear fealty

kuapa uaminifu

Example Sentences

swear in a mayor.

kuapa kumswikisha mkurugenzi mkuu.

swear a person to secrecy

kuapa kumshawishi mtu kwa siri.

to swear a person to secrecy

kuapa kumshawishi mtu kwa siri.

I swear he's a swindler.

Nnashukuru, yeye ni mwindaji.

to swear by quinine for curing influenza

kuapa kwa dawa ya quinine kwa kutibu mafua.

Soldiers must swear allegiance to the King.

Wajeshi lazima waapa uungwana kwa Mfalme.

those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic.

wale wanaotaka kupata uraia lazima waapa uungwana kwa jamhuri.

the king swears he will maintain the laws of God.

mfalme anaapa atazindua sharia za Mungu.

he forced them to swear an oath of loyalty to him.

alowaweka wakiapa kiapo cha uaminifu kwake.

Iris swears by her yoga.

Iris anaapa kwa mazoezi yake ya yoga.

The censor -ped the swearing words.

Msimamizi aliondoa maneno ya kuapa.

as the swearer is, so is the one who is afraid to swear.

kama vile anayeapa ni, hivyo ndivyo mtu anayeogopa kuapa.

He swears by his personal physician.

Anaapa kwa daktari wake mkuu.

I swear I won't tell anyone your secret.

Nashukuru, sitawaambia mtu yeyote siri yako.

I swear by God I didn't mean it.

Nnashukuru kwa Mungu, sikumanishi.

My father swears by these vitamin pills.

Baba yangu anaapa kwa vidonge hivi vya vitamini.

Say that again, but this time leave out the swear-words.

Sema tena, lakini wakati huu acha maneno ya kuapa.

I swear by all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with it.

Nnashukuru kwa kila ninachokipenda kwamba sikutumia chochote.

Real-world Examples

Arrrrgh! I've been sworn to secrecy… .

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

I, William Jefferson Clinton do solemnly swear.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

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

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2014

Uhuru Kenyatta will be sworn as president.

Source: NPR News April 2013 Collection

" You swore. The gods heard you swear" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

Poor Linda whom he had sworn to remember.

Source: Brave New World

You did so. I swear. I swear to...

Source: Volume 3

I swear to you. - Swear to me on what?

Source: Game of Thrones Season 2

See, you thought there was swearing in the thumbnail.

Source: Gourmet Base

I'm telling you, I swore off that racket.

Source: How I Met Your Mother: The Video Version (Season 5)

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