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swear meaning in Sanskrit

शपति śápati

UK/ˈswɛə(ɹ)//ˈswɛɚ/

swear in Sanskrit: शपति (śápati). In English, swear means to take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.

Sanskrit words for swear

to swear
शपति śápati

English meaning of swear

  1. verb To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
  2. verb To take an oath that an assertion is true.
  3. verb To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
  4. verb To administer an oath to (a person).

Full definition of swear

swear in a sentence

  • The knight swore not to return to the palace until he had found the treasure.
  • The witness swore that the person she had seen running out of the bank was a foot shorter than the accused.
  • I swear I don't know what you're talking about.

Synonyms of swear

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Questions about swear in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of swear in Sanskrit?
Swear in Sanskrit is शपति (śápati).
swear इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Swear: शपति (śápati).
What does swear mean in English?
Swear means to take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “swear”: शपति. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: swear (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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