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sworn at

sworn at is the past participle of swear at.

Meaning of swear at

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, dated, transitive) To be disagreeably incongruous with, especially in colour; to clash.
    • […] in several instances there was another and quite a different red in the gown, which “swore” at its relative on the parasol.1885, Truth, volume 18, page 109
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see swear, at.
    • One protester was arrested after swearing at a police officer.

Questions about sworn at

What is sworn at the past participle of?
Sworn at is the past participle of swear at.

Words near sworn at in the dictionary

  1. swore the peace
  2. swore to God
  3. swore upon
  4. sworest
  5. sworn
  6. sworn at
  7. sworn blind
  8. sworn broker
  9. sworn brokers
  10. sworn by
  11. sworn down

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