Past tense of forswear
irregular verb
The past tense of forswear is forswore. The past participle is forsworn.
Forms of forswear
| Base form (V1) | forswear /fə(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | forswore |
| Past participle (V3) | forsworn /fɔɹˈswɔɹn/ |
| Present participle | forswearing |
| Third person singular | forswears |
Forswore and forsworn in a sentence
- He had forsworn humanity forever.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 198
- Over the past two years, Silicon Valley’s leaders and investors — many of whom had once forsworn involvement in weapons and war — have plunged headfirst into the military industrial complex.2025 August 4, Sheera Frenkel, “The Militarization of Silicon Valley”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company...
- They not only forswore dopping themselves, but also contrived to make the National Party forgo a dop.2004, Patrick Stevens, Politics is the Greatest Game, page 170. From the entry dop
Meaning of forswear
- verb To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
- verb To commit perjury; to break an oath.
Verbs like forswear
Questions about the past tense of forswear
- What is the past tense of forswear?
- The past tense of forswear is forswore.
- What is the past participle of forswear?
- The past participle of forswear is forsworn.
- Is forswear a regular or irregular verb?
- Forswear is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
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