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I swear

I swear phrase: expressing frustration, as if to threaten consequences.

Phrase

I swear

  1. (colloquial) Expressing frustration, as if to threaten consequences.
    • I swear, if he comes nosing around here one more time!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, swear.
    • I swear that I am telling the truth.

Questions about I swear

What does I swear mean?
I swear means expressing frustration, as if to threaten consequences.
What part of speech is I swear?
I swear is a phrase.

Words near I swear in the dictionary

  1. I should coco
  2. I should cocoa
  3. I spy
  4. I spy with my little eye
  5. I stand corrected
  6. I swear
  7. I take it
  8. I tell a lie
  9. I tell you
  10. I tell you what
  11. I think

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