sworn
adjective
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Pronunciation: /swɔːn/ / /swɔɹn/ / /swo(ː)ɹn/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English sworen, isworen, from Old English sworen, ġesworen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaran, *giswaran, from Proto-Germanic *swaranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to swear”), equivalent to swear + -en.
- Given or declared under oath.
“His sworn statement convinced the judge.”
- Bound as though by an oath.
“I'm sworn to secrecy.”
“Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.”
- Ardent, devout.
“a sworn foe”
“a sworn socialist”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English sworen, isworen, from Old English sworen, ġesworen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaran, *giswaran, from Proto-Germanic *swaranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to swear”), equivalent to swear + -en.
- past participle of swear