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swore to God

swore to God is the simple past of swear to God.

Meaning of swear to God

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To vigorously affirm the truth of a statement, knowing that the failure to do so may result in a punishment from God.
    Synonyms:
    swear on a stack of Bibles, swear on the Bible, swear on one's life

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Questions about swore to God

What is swore to God the simple past of?
Swore to God is the simple past of swear to God.

Words near swore to God in the dictionary

  1. swore off
  2. swore on
  3. swore on a stack
  4. swore on a stack of Bibles
  5. swore the peace
  6. swore to God
  7. swore upon
  8. sworest
  9. sworn
  10. sworn at
  11. sworn blind

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