"swear on" meaning in English

See swear on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: swears on [present, singular, third-person], swearing on [participle, present], swore on [past], sworn on [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|swear<,,swore,sworn> on}} swear on (third-person singular simple present swears on, present participle swearing on, simple past swore on, past participle sworn on)
  1. Alternative form of swear upon Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: swear upon Derived forms: swear on a stack of Bibles (english: swear on a stack) Related terms: by God, by the rood

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for swear on meaning in English (1.5kB)

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