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sworn.

Given or declared under oath.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/swɔːn/Received-Pronunciation/swɔɹn/General-American/swo(ː)ɹn//swoən/
  1. Given or declared under oath.

    not-comparable
    His sworn statement convinced the judge.
  2. Bound as though by an oath.

    not-comparable
    I'm sworn to secrecy.
  3. Ardent, devout.

    not-comparable
    a sworn foe
    a sworn socialist
Where this word comes from

From Middle English sworen, isworen, from Old English sworen, ġesworen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaran, *giswaran, from Proto-Germanic *swaranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to swear”), equivalent to swear + -en.

verb/swɔːn/Received-Pronunciation/swɔɹn/General-American/swo(ː)ɹn//swoən/
  1. past participle of swear

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English sworen, isworen, from Old English sworen, ġesworen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaran, *giswaran, from Proto-Germanic *swaranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to swear”), equivalent to swear + -en.

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