swears 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of swear
1
as in curses
to use offensive or indecent language no one is allowed to swear in this house

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2
as in promises
to make a solemn declaration of intent swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

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3
as in testifies
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact the sworn statement of the witness was presented as evidence

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swears

2 of 2

noun

plural of swear
as in cusses
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression can't you express your frustration without using swears?

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Recent Examples of swears
Verb
Despite all of that, in a rare sit-down interview, Glenn swears that his vision for this team hasn’t changed. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Vincent swears dogs can be trained to do anything, like open the refrigerator. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Time magazine swears Jennie is one of the top 100 most influential people of 2026. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Be sure to book ahead and bring along a travel companion who swears there is no way that a trip to the parks can be relaxing. — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 The Cubs lost 8-6 and the cheers turned to jeers and swears as relief pitcher Jacob Webb cursed his own performance after the game. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Why fill with swears a show that might otherwise have been appointment viewing for the whole family? — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026 Believe it or not, Nicolas Cage swears that his son Kal-El is not named after Superman. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026 But in the early days of the Maniacs, everyone swears that Merchant was a shrieking dervish during shows, exorcising her teenage demons on the stage of every bar in the Rust Belt. — Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026
Noun
The event finds more than 20,000 people participating in an annual bar crawl throughout the city while dressed in their best holiday attire, tackiest Santa Claus costumes, and ugliest Christmas swears. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026 Kennedy could be heard hurling swears at the Swedish team. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026 Under the watchful eye of sheriffs deputies who threatened to ticket anyone caught standing in the road, along with a small number of National Guard members, the protesters took turns screaming swears and warming up in nearby parked cars. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swears
  1. curses
  2. promises
  3. testifies
  4. cusses
  5. vows
  6. pledges
Verb
  • In one of the film's most surprising sequences, his character golfs the best game of his life during a terrifying storm, misses a putt, curses God, and gets struck by lightning.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
  • Unclear if Instagram curses are transferrable.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025
Definition of curses
Verb
  • For outdoor workout tracking, Google's latest GPS software promises improved accuracy in tough conditions.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The other is a former Republican congressman turned Democrat who promises to hit pause on the construction of new data centers.
    — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of promises
Verb
  • Lindsay Clancy's sister testifies Earlier, Allison Ozga, Clancy's sister, was called to testify for the defense.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … INSIDE HER HEAD — Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband testifies as expert weighs in on murder trial.
    — , FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of testifies
Noun
  • He’d just been followed down a country highway by an angry mob, which screamed cusses and gave him the finger.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
Definition of cusses
Verb
  • As the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises proceed, North Korea denounces them as invasion rehearsals, launches missiles and vows stronger deterrence, even as analysts say scaling back drills could weaken long-term allied readiness.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Trump denies that there’s a weapons shortage, and vows to hunt down whoever leaked details of the weapons shortage that definitely doesn’t exist.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of vows
Verb
  • The week’s biggest stories Disney’s D23 convention New Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro pledges new stories and experiences in first address.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Ominously, the order pledges federal pressure, including from the Justice Department, to push states into overturning their own vaccine mandates.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pledges

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