"swore" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /swɔɹ/ [General-American], /swɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /swo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /swoə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /swʊɹ/ (note: nonstandard but traditional, several locations), /swʊə/ (note: nonstandard but traditional, several locations) Audio: En-us-swore.ogg
enPR: swôr [General-American], swô [Received-Pronunciation], swōr (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), swo͝or (note: nonstandard but traditional, several locations) Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} swore
  1. simple past of swear Tags: form-of, past Form of: swear
    Sense id: en-swore-en-verb-wuFnOaMD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50
  2. (dialectal or colloquial) past participle of swear Tags: colloquial, dialectal, form-of, participle, past Form of: swear
    Sense id: en-swore-en-verb-FKPj37hW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} swore
  1. Alternative form of sware Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sware
    Sense id: en-swore-enm-noun-Dl2q99Gg Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries
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