Meaning of "sworn" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SWORN

sworn  [swɔːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWORN

Sworn is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sworn in English.

WHAT DOES SWORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Helen Sworn

Helen Sworn is an English Baptist missionary who is involved in multiple anti-human-trafficking and educational initiatives in Cambodia on behalf of Hemyock Baptist Church. Sworn had a successful business administration career that she left in order to attend a bible college in the United Kingdom. She began actively opposing human trafficking in 1999. In 2005, she founded Chab Dai, a network of Christian organizations opposing human trafficking. She was interviewed in the 2011 human trafficking documentary film Nefarious: Merchant of Souls.

Definition of sworn in the English dictionary

The definition of sworn in the dictionary is bound, pledged, or made inveterate, by or as if by an oath.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SWORN

PRESENT

Present

I swear

you swear

he/she/it swears

we swear

you swear

they swear

Present continuous

I am swearing

you are swearing

he/she/it is swearing

we are swearing

you are swearing

they are swearing

Present perfect

I have sworn

you have sworn

he/she/it has sworn

we have sworn

you have sworn

they have sworn

Present perfect continuous

I have been swearing

you have been swearing

he/she/it has been swearing

we have been swearing

you have been swearing

they have been swearing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I swore

you swore

he/she/it swore

we swore

you swore

they swore

Past continuous

I was swearing

you were swearing

he/she/it was swearing

we were swearing

you were swearing

they were swearing

Past perfect

I had sworn

you had sworn

he/she/it had sworn

we had sworn

you had sworn

they had sworn

Past perfect continuous

I had been swearing

you had been swearing

he/she/it had been swearing

we had been swearing

you had been swearing

they had been swearing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will swear

you will swear

he/she/it will swear

we will swear

you will swear

they will swear

Future continuous

I will be swearing

you will be swearing

he/she/it will be swearing

we will be swearing

you will be swearing

they will be swearing

Future perfect

I will have sworn

you will have sworn

he/she/it will have sworn

we will have sworn

you will have sworn

they will have sworn

Future perfect continuous

I will have been swearing

you will have been swearing

he/she/it will have been swearing

we will have been swearing

you will have been swearing

they will have been swearing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would sworn

you would sworn

he/she/it would sworn

we would sworn

you would sworn

they would sworn

Conditional continuous

I would be swearing

you would be swearing

he/she/it would be swearing

we would be swearing

you would be swearing

they would be swearing

Conditional perfect

I would have sworn

you would have sworn

he/she/it would have sworn

we would have sworn

you would have sworn

they would have sworn

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been swearing

you would have been swearing

he/she/it would have been swearing

we would have been swearing

you would have been swearing

they would have been swearing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you swear
we let´s swear
you swear

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to swear

Past participle

sworn

Present Participle

swearing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SWORN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sworn» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of sworn

affirm · assert · asseverate · attest · avow · blaspheme · curse · cuss · declare · depose · imprecate · promise · swear blind · take an oath · testify · vow · warrant

TRANSLATION OF SWORN

Find out the translation of sworn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sworn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sworn» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 宣过誓的
• Translator English - Spanish: bajo juramento
• English: sworn
• Translator English - Hindi: शपथ ग्रहण
• Translator English - Arabic: اليمين الدستورية
• Translator English - Russian: поклялся
• Translator English - Portuguese: sob juramento
• Translator English - Bengali: শপথ
• Translator English - French: sous serment
• Translator English - Malay: Bersumpah
• Translator English - German: eidlich
• Translator English - Japanese: 誓った
• Translator English - Korean: 맹세한
• Translator English - Javanese: Sumpah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tuyên thệ nhậm chức
• Translator English - Tamil: பதவியேற்றார்
• Translator English - Marathi: शपथ घेतली
• Translator English - Turkish: yemin
• Translator English - Italian: sotto giuramento
• Translator English - Polish: zaprzysiężony
• Translator English - Ukrainian: поклявся
• Translator English - Romanian: jurat
• Translator English - Greek: ένορκη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: beëdigde
• Translator English - Swedish: svurit
• Translator English - Norwegian: sverget

10 QUOTES WITH «SWORN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sworn.

1

Jean Baudrillard

The world is not dialectical - it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to reconciliation or synthesis. This is also the principle of evil.

2

Barbara Boxer

Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.

3

Paul Broun

When I was sworn in the Marine Corps in 1964, when I was sworn into Congress, I swore to uphold the Constitution against enemies, both foreign and domestic. We have a lot of domestic enemies of - of the Constitution, those who want to pervert it, those who want to change it.

4

Des Browne

There are some days when history is made. Yesterday was one - and I was honoured to be in Washington to watch Barack Obama being sworn in. During his soaring inaugural address, the new president gazed over a teeming National Mall that was crowded with more than a million people.

5

Jack Cade

They say that our sovereign is above his laws to his pleasure, and he may make it and break it as he pleases, without any distinction. The contrary is true, or else he should not have sworn to keep it.

6

Kim Campbell

On the same day I was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, I announced the most sweeping reform ever undertaken in the structure of our federal government.

7

Mary Cheney

After being sworn in to office, vice presidents have usually been relegated to the sidelines, where they just don't get to do very much.

8

Johnnie Cochran

On January 10, 1963, I was sworn in as a lawyer, so next January 10 I will have practiced law for 40 years, and I've loved every minute of it.

9

Sean Covey

Although I'm a retired teenager, I remember what it was like to be one. I could have sworn I was riding an emotional roller coaster most of the time. Looking back, I'm actually amazed that I survived. Barely.

10

John Edwards

The facts are the vice president's company that he was CEO of, that did business with sworn enemies of the United States, paid millions of dollars in fines for providing false financial information, it's under investigation for bribing foreign officials.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWORN»

Discover the use of sworn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sworn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Sworn to Silence

A killer is preying on sacred ground.

Linda Castillo, 2009

Sworn (Book #1 of the Vampire Legends)

"An amazing new vampire series! Don't miss it!" --Morgan Rice, #1 Bestselling author of THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS SWORN (BOOK #1 OF THE VAMPIRE LEGENDS) is Book #1 in the #1 Bestselling series, THE VAMPIRE LEGENDS, which includes six books.

Emma Knight, 2011

Sworn in Steel: A Tale of the Kin

DANGEROUS DAYS It’s been three months since Drothe killed a legend, burned down a portion of the imperial capital, and found himself unexpectedly elevated into the ranks of the criminal elite.

Douglas Hulick, 2014

Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas ...

Of course, in telling so well the story of Jefferson's engagement with religious issues, he has also given us an important piece of American nation building.

Edwin Scott Gaustad, 1996

The Sworn

Then someone disturbs the legendary Dread as they rest in a millennia-long slumber beneath sacred barrows. Their warrior guardians, the Sworn, know the Dread could be pivotal as a force for great good or evil.

Gail Z. Martin, 2011

Sworn to Protect

Two years ago, her husband was shot and killed trying to help undocumented immigrants, the very people Danika, a Border Patrol agent, is responsible for deporting.

DiAnn Mills, 2010

Sworn Secret

When Anna, Lizzie Thorne's charismatic sister, is killed in a tragic fall from the roof of her school, her family is devastated.

Amanda Jennings, 2012

Sworn to Protect

Iris Beaudoin has always been a pain in Sundance Jonson's side.

Kimberly Van Meter, 2011

Moon Sworn: A Riley Jenson Guardian Novel

BONUS: This edition contains excerpt chapters from Keri Arthur's Mercy Burns and Darkness Unbound.

Keri Arthur, 2010

Allegiance Sworn

There is no mercy in the demon realm.

Kylie Griffin, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sworn is used in the context of the following news items.

Alberta MLAs sworn in after historic election

The members of Alberta's new government took their oath of office — many for the first time — this morning, officially becoming MLAs after the NDP's historic ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»

Notley, 11 cabinet ministers to be sworn in Sunday at legislature

EDMONTON - Albertans will get their first look at their new NDP government when Rachel Notley's cabinet is unveiled on Sunday in a 2 p.m. swearing-in ... «Edmonton Journal, May 15»

Loretta Lynch Sworn In As U.S. Attorney General

Updated at 11:41 a.m. ET. Loretta Lynch is the new U.S. attorney general. Lynch was sworn in today by Vice President Joe Biden, who said the daughter of a ... «NPR, Apr 15»

Bolivia's Morales sworn in for third term as president

La Paz (AFP) - Evo Morales was sworn in Thursday for a third term as president of Bolivia at a ceremony in the country's national assembly and vowed to sharply ... «Yahoo News, Jan 15»

Haiti's new 'consensus' government sworn in

Among the newly sworn-in ministers are six members of the previous cabinet, including the ministers for foreign affairs, health and defence. The new line-up also ... «BBC News, Jan 15»

Navajo president sworn in despite losing re-election

The president of the Navajo Nation was sworn in Tuesday to continue as the tribe's top leader — even though he badly lost his re-election bid. That's because ... «azcentral.com, Jan 15»

Gov. Scott sworn in for 2nd term in office

Rick Scott was sworn in for his second term in office Tuesday at noon, promising to continue his mantra of bringing jobs to Florida while also keeping the state ... «WTSP 10 News, Jan 15»

Muriel Bowser sworn in as DC mayor; pledges to make city healthier …

Muriel E. Bowser was sworn in Friday as the District's seventh mayor, pledging to bring “grand expectations” to a city that has struggled to move past an ethical ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»

Daniel Andrews sworn in as Victorian Premier, unveils ministerial …

Daniel Andrews has been officially sworn in as the 48th Victorian Premier and revealed the Government's ministerial team. Mr Andrews took the oath of office in ... «ABC Online, Dec 14»

100th woman in Congress sworn in

The man who toppled former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) in a primary over the summer and the 100th woman in the 113th Congress were sworn ... «The Hill, Nov 14»