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swears upon

swears upon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swear upon.

Meaning of swear upon

Verb

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

  1. (formal, transitive) To take an oath on someone or something.
    • to swear upon the Holy Writ to speak the truth

Questions about swears upon

What is swears upon the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Swears upon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swear upon.

Words near swears upon in the dictionary

  1. swears on
  2. swears on a stack
  3. swears on a stack of Bibles
  4. swears the peace
  5. swears to God
  6. swears upon
  7. swearsies
  8. swearsome
  9. swearword
  10. swearwords
  11. sweary

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