sworn

[swawrn, swohrn]

verb

1. past participle of swear.

adjective

1. having taken an oath.

   a duly elected and sworn official.

2. bound by or as if by an oath or pledge.

3. avowed; affirmed.

   He is my sworn enemy.

sworn

/ swɔːn /

verb

1. the past participle of swear

adjective

1. bound, pledged, or made inveterate, by or as if by an oath

   a sworn statement

   he was sworn to God

Word History and Origins

Origin of sworn¹

First recorded in 1275–1325, for the adjective

Example Sentences

"The guy's a lunatic -- a lunatic! -- and he's not well," said Rubio, a sworn foe of Latin American leftists.

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The reality: When Grijalva gets sworn in makes no formal difference until the shutdown is over.

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Grijalva has protested Johnson’s actions, stating that “there is so much that cannot be done” while she waits to be sworn in.

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Rajoelina went into hiding just before he was ousted on October 14 in a coup led by the commander of a mutinous army unit, Michael Randrianirina, who was sworn in as president on October 17.

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She writes that she said in a sworn declaration in 2015 that she was "around 18".

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