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English
Etymology
From Middle English sworen, isworen, from Old English sworen, ġesworen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaran, *giswaran, from Proto-Germanic *swaranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to swear”), equivalent to swear + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
sworn
- past participle of swear
Adjective
sworn (not comparable)
- Given or declared under oath.
His sworn statement convinced the judge.
- Bound as though by an oath.
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.
- Ardent, devout.
a sworn foe
a sworn socialist
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References
- “sworn”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.