swear

/swɛr/

意味: 誓う、ののしる

例文: Haruki swore to protect his family.
　　  ハルキは家族を守ると誓った。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: swear word(悪口), swear allegiance(忠誠を誓う), swear an oath(誓いを立てる)

定義: 何かを強く約束することや、誓うことを意味します。また、怒ったり驚いたりしたときに使う強い言葉や悪口を指すこともあります。

swearは約30,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Verb: utter obscenities or profanities
Verb: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Verb: promise solemnly; take an oath
Verb: make a deposition; declare under oath
Verb: have confidence or faith in

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
Verb: Before God I swear I am innocent
Verb: We can trust in God
Verb: Rely on your friends
Verb: bank on your good education
Verb: I swear by my grandmother’s recipes

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): affirm, assert, aver, avow, bank, blaspheme, curse, cuss, depone, depose, imprecate, rely, swan, swear, trust, verify

Antonyms(反意語): distrust, mistrust

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): believe, declare, express, vow

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): account, affirm, believe, believe in, betroth, breathe, buy, clamor, condemn, consecrate, count out, curse, decree, drop, exclaim, get off, hurl, marvel, opine, platitudinize, plead, pooh-pooh, pour out, proclaim, profess, promise, propose, raise, represent, say, sentence, state, swallow, swear, take the fifth, testify, trust, understand, vociferate, voice, wish

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): assure, attest, claim, count, credit, declare, hold, lean, protest

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: affirmation, affirmer, assertable, asserter, assertion, averment, avowal, avower, curse, cuss, deponent, deposer, deposition, reliance, reliant, swearer, swearing, trust

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

大学受験レベル

英検準2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: positive, trust