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forswear

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fɔːrˈswɛər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɔrˈswɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fôr swâr′)

Inflections of 'forswear' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
forswears
v 3rd person singular
forswearing
v pres p
forswore
v past
foresworn
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
for•swear /fɔrˈswɛr/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -swore, -sworn, -swear•ing. 
  1. to promise not to do (something):to forswear sinful ways.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
for•swear  (fôr swâr′),USA pronunciation v., -swore, -sworn, -swearing. 
v.t. 
  1. to reject or renounce under oath:to forswear an injurious habit.
  2. to deny vehemently or under oath.
  3. to perjure (oneself ).

v.i. 
  1. to swear falsely;
    commit perjury.
  • Middle English forsweren, Old English forswerian. See for-, swear bef. 900
for•swear′er, n. 
    1. abjure, relinquish, forgo, forsake, abandon.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
forswear /fɔːˈswɛə/ vb ( -swears, -swearing, -swore, -sworn)
  1. (transitive) to reject or renounce with determination or as upon oath
  2. (transitive) to deny or disavow absolutely or upon oath: he forswore any knowledge of the crime
  3. to perjure (oneself)
Etymology: Old English forswearianforˈswearer n
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