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sworn

[ swawrn, swohrn ]

verb

  1. past participle of swear.


adjective

  1. having taken an oath:

    a duly elected and sworn official.

  2. bound by or as if by an oath or pledge.
  3. He is my sworn enemy.

sworn

/ ɔː /

verb

  1. the past participle of swear
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. bound, pledged, or made inveterate, by or as if by an oath

    a sworn statement

    he was sworn to God

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sworn1

First recorded in 1275–1325, for the adjective
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“Bill is excited to get started and will be sworn in tomorrow,” acting U.S.

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One former teaching assistant previously told BBC South East how she quit the profession after being hit, kicked, bitten and sworn at by pupils.

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If they win, the candidate could be sworn into the White House and then immediately resign - letting Trump take over by succession.

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Earlier this month, after he became Liberal leader and before he was sworn in as prime minister, Carney gave a victory speech in which he lambasted the US president.

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