swore

[ swawr, swohr ]

verb

1. a simple past tense of swear.

swore

/ swɔː /

verb

1. the past tense of swear

Example Sentences

“I swore I wasn’t going to say that!”

From Salon

“I swore I wasn’t going to say that.”

From Los Angeles Times

“When he took office, he swore to ‘preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.’

From Los Angeles Times

“She had lots of friends, most of them bad. She was driven by a thousand desires, a few of them decent. She sinned. She stole. But she swore she never murdered.”

From Los Angeles Times

On one occasion, she said, she had been near a group of boys in the park who were throwing apples at him, following which she said Mr Kohli swore at her and her friend.

From BBC

Related Words

• affirm
• assert
• depose
• testify
• vow