Word

swear, v.
(swearing, swears, swore, sworn)
freq. cnt. 31

utter obscenities or profanities
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blaspheme curse cuss imprecate swear

sample sentences

"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

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Somebody ----s

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Somebody ----s

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Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

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swearing swearer

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verb group

hypernym

express, utter, verbalize, verbalise, give tongue to

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

affirm assert aver avow swan swear verify

sample sentences

"Before God I swear I am innocent"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

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swearing swearer

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assertable assertion asserter

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affirmation affirmation affirmer

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hyponym

hold claim, take attest declare protest assure, tell

hypernym

promise solemnly; take an oath
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

swear

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

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also see

semantic pointers

hypernym

make a deposition; declare under oath
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

depone depose swear

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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deposition deposer

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hypernym

have faith or confidence in
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bank bet calculate count depend look reckon rely swear

sample sentences

"you can count on me to help you any time"
"Look to your friends for support"
"You can bet on that!"
"Depend on your family in times of crisis"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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reliant reliance reliance

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hypernym