Synonyms: affirm, pledge, take an oath, vow
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /swɛə̯*/ |
| Hyphenation | swear |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑕𐑢𐑺 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑅𐐶𐐩𐑉 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) swear | (I) swore /swɔː*/ |
| (thou) swearest | (thou) sworest |
| (he) swears, sweareth | (he) swore /swɔː*/ |
| (we) swear | (we) swore |
| (you) swear | (you) swore |
| (they) swear | (they) swore |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) swear | (I) swore |
| (thou) swear | (thou) swore /swɔː*/ |
| (he) swear | (he) swore |
| (we) swear | (we) swore |
| (you) swear | (you) swore |
| (they) swear | (they) swore |
| Imperative mood | |
| swear | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| sworn /swɔːn/ | swore |
| Catalan | jurar |
|---|---|
| Czech | přísahat |
| Danish | sværge |
| Dutch | zweren |
| English (Old English) | swerian |
| Esperanto | ĵuri |
| Faeroese | svørja |
| Finnish | vannoa |
| French | jurer; prêter serment |
| German | schwören |
| Italian | giurare |
| Jamaican Patois | swier |
| Latin | iurare |
| Low German | swearen |
| Papiamento | hura |
| Portuguese | jurar; prestar juramento |
| Romanian | jura |
| Saterland Frisian | be‐eedigje; besweere; beswööre |
| Spanish | jurar |
| Sranan | sweri |
| Swedish | svära |
| Turkish | ant içmek |
| Welsh | tyngu |
| West Frisian | swarre |