swear
verb (used without object)
to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
has sworn
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present perfectof swear (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Recently remarried, she has sworn off credit cards, though her husband keeps one for emergencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The statewide agency, which mainly polices traffic violations on freeways and oversees state property, has sworn in more than 600 new officers this year — a total that many departments would envy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
Hill has sworn that she did not ask jurors about Murdaugh’s guilt and never suggested that he committed the murders.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Spain's Princess Leonor has sworn an oath to the constitution at a formal ceremony on her 18th birthday in Madrid.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023
"Stannis has sworn that the garrison might go free, unharmed, provided they yield the castle within the fortnight and deliver the boy into his hands, but Ser Cortnay will not consent."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
