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sworn off

sworn off is the past participle 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 sworn off

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

Words near sworn off in the dictionary

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

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