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swore blind

swore blind is the simple past of swear blind.

Meaning of swear blind

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial) To insist strongly (that something is true).
    • He had a reputation as a womanizer, but he swore blind that he had met the right girl in me and said he wanted to settle down.

Questions about swore blind

What is swore blind the simple past of?
Swore blind is the simple past of swear blind.

Words near swore blind in the dictionary

  1. swordtip
  2. swordtips
  3. swordwork
  4. swore
  5. swore at
  6. swore blind
  7. swore by
  8. swore down
  9. swore in
  10. swore like a cutter
  11. swore like a pagan

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