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swear down

swear down verb: to promise that something is (not) true.

Verb

swear down (third-person singular simple present swears down, present participle swearing down, simple past swore down, past participle sworn down)

  1. To promise that something is (not) true.
  2. To promise; swear; give one's word.

Interjection

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, Northern England) I promise; no lie.
    • “Swear down. He's found religion. Well, that's what I've heard anyway.”2011, Martin Stanley, The Gamblers, Martin Stanley, →ISBN, page 150
    • It's nothing sketchy, swear down, it's just this one thing.”2014, Antonin Varenne, Loser's Corner, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Forms of swear down

third-person singular presentswears down
present participleswearing down
pastswore down
past participlesworn down

Questions about swear down

What does swear down mean?
Swear down means to promise that something is (not) true.
What part of speech is swear down?
Swear down can be a verb or an interjection.
What is the past tense of swear down?
The past tense of swear down is swore down.

Words near swear down in the dictionary

  1. swear at
  2. swear blind
  3. swear box
  4. swear boxes
  5. swear by
  6. swear down
  7. swear in
  8. swear jar
  9. swear jars
  10. swear like a cutter
  11. swear like a pagan

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