sworn

«sworn» in Mova's school dictionary: the past participle of «swear»: «I have sworn to keep the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (past participle of «swear»: swear, swears, swore, sworn, swearing); adjective (sworn)

meaning for a pupil

1) Sworn is the past participle of «swear»: «I have sworn to keep the secret». tree →

2) Sworn means made with a serious promise: a sworn statement or sworn evidence is given after promising to tell the truth. tree →

3) Sworn enemies or sworn friends are completely and permanently enemies or friends. tree →

4) Sworn can also come from «swear» meaning to use rude words: «He has sworn at the referee». tree →

sense in the lessons

In law, witnesses in court are «sworn in»: they promise to tell the truth, sometimes on the Bible or by another promise. In stories «sworn enemies» are bitter rivals and «sworn to secrecy» means promised not to tell. Phrases: «sworn to secrecy», «sworn enemies», «sworn in», «sworn statement».

examples

• The knights had sworn to protect the queen. tree →
• I was sworn to secrecy about the surprise party. tree →
• Cats and dogs in cartoons are often sworn enemies. tree →
• The new president was sworn in. tree →
• The witness gave sworn evidence in court. tree →
• He has sworn never to eat sprouts again. tree →
• The player was sent off after he had sworn at the referee. tree →
• "He is the sworn foe of Dragons," said the Chancellor. tree →

note

Forms: swear, swore (past), sworn (with have/had/be). Wrong: «I have swore». «Sworn in» means officially started a job by taking an oath. Swearing as using bad words is rude and breaks school rules.

In the corpora

• The LORD hath sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will never forget any of their works.
• Thou wilt show faithfulness to Jacob, mercy to Abraham, as Thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
• Thy bow is made quite bare; sworn are the rods of the word.
• I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant:
• Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sworn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.