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Definitions for Sworn

[1] past participle of swear.
[2] having taken an oath: a duly elected and sworn official.
[3] bound by or as if by an oath or pledge.
[4] avowed; affirmed: He is my sworn enemy.
[5] to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
[6] to bind oneself by oath.
[7] to give evidence or make a statement on oath.
[8] to use profane oaths or language: Don't swear in front of the children.
[9] to declare, affirm, attest, etc., by swearing by a deity, some sacred object, etc.
[10] to affirm, assert, or say with solemn earnestness.
[11] to promise or undertake on oath or in a solemn manner; vow.
[12] to testify or state on oath: He swore it on the witness stand.
[13] to take (an oath), as in order to give solemnity or force to a declaration, promise, etc.
[14] to bind by an oath: to swear someone to secrecy.
[15] swear by , to name (a sacred being or thing) as one's witness or guarantee in swearing. Informal . to have great confidence in; rely on: He swears by his dentist. to have certain knowledge of: I thought I saw him leaving, but I couldn't swear by it.
[16] swear in , to admit to office or service by administering an oath: A new president will be sworn in today.
[17] swear off , to promise or resolve to give up something, especially intoxicating beverages.
[18] swear out , to secure (a warrant for arrest) by making an accusation under oath.
[19] the past participle of swear
[20] bound, pledged, or made inveterate, by or as if by an oath a sworn statement ; he was sworn to God
[21] to declare or affirm (a statement) as true, esp by invoking a deity, etc, as witness
[22] (foll by by) to invoke (a deity, etc) by name as a witness or guarantee to an oath to trust implicitly; have complete confidence (in)
[23] (intr often foll by at ) to curse, blaspheme, or use swearwords
[24] (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to promise solemnly on oath; vow
[25] (tr) to assert or affirm with great emphasis or earnestness
[26] (intr) to give evidence or make any statement or solemn declaration on oath
[27] to take an oath in order to add force or solemnity to (a statement or declaration)
[28] swear blind informal to assert emphatically
[29] a period of swearing

Words related to Sworn

confirmed, bound, affirmed

Words nearby Sworn

swordsman, swordstick, swordswoman, swordtail, swore, sworn, swot, swotter, swotty, swound, swounds

Origin of Sworn

earbefore 900; Middle English sweren, Old English swerian; cognate with German schwören, Old Norse sverja; akin to Gothic swaran to swear; see answer

Other words from Sworn

swear·er , noun
swear·ing·ly , adverb
re·swear , verb, re·swore, re·sworn, re·swear·ing.
un·der·swear·er , noun

Word origin for Sworn

earOld English swerian; related to Old Norse sverja, Gothic swaran, Old Frisian swera, German schwören

Synonyms for Sworn

affirmed, bound, confirmed