sworn

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /swɔɹn/
• (RP) IPA: /swɔːn/
• (rhotic, horse-hoarse) IPA: /swo(ː)ɹn/
• (nonrhotic, horse-hoarse) IPA: /swoən/

Verb

1. Past participle of swear

Adjective

sworn (not comparable)

1. Given or declared under oath.

   His sworn statement convinced the judge.

2. Bound as though by an oath.
   • c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II, Scene ii:

     Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.

3. Ardent, devout.

   a sworn foe

   a sworn socialist

Translations

• Portuguese: juramento
• Russian: заклятый
• Spanish: jurado, jurada

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