swear
Forma base
swear
/sweə(r)//swer/
Simple past
swore
/swɔː(r)//swɔːr/
Participio passato
sworn
/swɔːn//swɔːrn/
TraduzioneB2
giurare, imprecare, dire parolacce
to swear on the Bible
Significato in inglese
to use rude words, or to promise very seriously
Esempi
- Frase negativa · Forma 1Please don’t swear in front of the children.
- Dopo un verbo modale · Forma 1Can you swear that you were at home all evening?
- Simple past · Forma 2Yesterday Ben swore when he dropped the hammer on his foot.
- Simple past · Forma 2At their wedding last June they swore to love each other forever.
- Present perfect · Forma 3I’ve sworn never to eat at that café again.
- Passivo · Forma 3The witnesses were sworn in before the trial began.
Attenzione
Si coniuga come wear: swore e sworn, mai sweared o swored. I could have sworn… vuol dire «ne ero sicuro».
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