sworn

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English

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /swɔɹn/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /swɔːn/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "rhotic" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /swo(ː)ɹn/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "nonrhotic" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /swoən/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)n

Verb

sworn

past participle of swear

Adjective

sworn (not comparable)

Given or declared under oath.
His sworn statement convinced the judge.
Bound as though by an oath.
- c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II, Scene ii^[1]:
  Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.
Ardent, devout.
a sworn foe

a sworn socialist

Translations

Given under oath

Greek:
Ancient: ὅρκιος (hórkios)
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Portuguese: juramento (pt)
Spanish: jurado (es), jurada (es)

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