swear to in English

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{
  "etymology_text": "swear to < → δείτε τις λέξεις swear και to",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swear to",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I think I’ve met him somewhere but I wouldn’t swear to it.",
          "translation": "Νομίζω ότι κάπου τον έχω συναντήσει αλλά δεν θα έπαιρνα όρκο."
        },
        {
          "text": "She swore to having lost her ticket.",
          "translation": "Ορκιζόταν ότι είχε χάσει το εισιτήριό της."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "παίρνω όρκο για κάτι, ορκίζομαι ότι κάνω κάτι, λέω ότι κάτι είναι σίγουρα αλήθεια"
      ],
      "id": "el-swear_to-en-verb-1fNKqdLC",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό",
        "ανεπίσημο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "swear to"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "swear to < → δείτε τις λέξεις swear και to",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swear to",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I think I’ve met him somewhere but I wouldn’t swear to it.",
          "translation": "Νομίζω ότι κάπου τον έχω συναντήσει αλλά δεν θα έπαιρνα όρκο."
        },
        {
          "text": "She swore to having lost her ticket.",
          "translation": "Ορκιζόταν ότι είχε χάσει το εισιτήριό της."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "παίρνω όρκο για κάτι, ορκίζομαι ότι κάνω κάτι, λέω ότι κάτι είναι σίγουρα αλήθεια"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό",
        "ανεπίσημο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "swear to"
}

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"swear to" meaning in English

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