swear off

swear off verb: to quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as a bad habit.

Verb

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

(idiomatic) To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as a bad habit.
- One of these days, he thinks he will swear off his nightly television regimen and get some exercise.

forswear, renounce, forgo: ഉപയോഗിക്കുകയില്ലെന്നു ശപഥം ചെയ്യുക, ആണയിട്ട് ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക, ഇല്ലെന്നു ശപഥം ചെയ്യുക, ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക, സ്വമേധയാ വേണ്ടെന്നു വയ്ക്കുക, ശപഥം ചെയ്തു നിർത്തുക

third-person singular present	swears off
present participle	swearing off
past	swore off
past participle	sworn off

What does swear off mean?: Swear off means to quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as a bad habit.
What is swear off in Malayalam?: Swear off in Malayalam is ഉപയോഗിക്കുകയില്ലെന്നു ശപഥം ചെയ്യുക, ആണയിട്ട് ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക, ഇല്ലെന്നു ശപഥം ചെയ്യുക. See Swear off meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is swear off?: Swear off is a verb.
What is the past tense of swear off?: The past tense of swear off is swore off.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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