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swore off

swore off is the simple past of swear off.

Meaning of swear off

Verb

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

  1. (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.

Questions about swore off

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

Words near swore off in the dictionary

  1. swore in
  2. swore like a cutter
  3. swore like a pagan
  4. swore like a sailor
  5. swore like a trooper
  6. swore off
  7. swore on
  8. swore on a stack
  9. swore on a stack of Bibles
  10. swore the peace
  11. swore to God

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