present participle of swear

The act of swearing, or making an oath.

plural of swearing

present participle of swear in

The administration of an oath

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of swear (“take an oath”) / simple past tense and past participle of swear (“British dialects: be lazy”)

(transitive) To administer an oath to, as an oath of office or of citizenship.

Obsolete spelling of swear

(Northern England, Scotland) Heavy. / (Northern England, Scotland) Top-heavy; too high. / (Northern England, Scotland) Dull; lazy; slow. / (Northern England, Scotland) Reluctant; unwilling.

A swear word.