SWEAR BY

Meaning of SWEAR BY in English

If you ~ something, you believe that it can be relied on to have a particular effect. (INFORMAL)

Many people ~ vitamin C’s ability to ward off colds.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n

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SWEAR BY — phrasal to place great confidence in
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWEAR BY — phrasal 1. : to take an oath by swear by the saints swear by Apollo, the physician swear by my …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWEAR BY — take an oath on -; give full trust to -
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SWEAR BY — : to place great confidence in swears by his mechanic
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWEAR BY — to place great confidence in < swears by his mechanic>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SWEAR BY — informal have or express great confidence in. → swear
Concise Oxford English vocab
SWEAR BY — If you swear by something, you believe that it can be relied on to have a particular effect. ( INFORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEAR BY — {v.} 1. To use as the support or authority that what you are saying is truthful; take an oath upon. …
Slang English vocab
SWEAR BY — (informal) EXPRESS CONFIDENCE IN, have faith in, trust, believe in; set store by, value; informal rate. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWEAR BY — {v.} 1. To use as the support or authority that what you are saying is truthful; take an oath upon. …
Словарь английских идиом
SWEAR BY — use as the support or authority that what one is saying is truthful The accused criminal was asked to swear …
English Idioms vocab
SWEAR BY — believe in a product and say that it is good Joel swears by Chrysler cars. He's driven a Dodge for …
English Idioms vocabulary
SWEAR BY — v. 1. To use as the support or authority that what you are saying is truthful; take an oath upon. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
SWEAR BY — 1) клясться чем-л. I swear by the name of God that what I say is true. ≈ Клянусь именем Господа, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWEAR BY — а> клясться чем-л.; I swear by the name of God that what I say is true; б> _собир. постоянно обращаться …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SWEAR BY — клясться чем-л.; coll. постоянно обращаться к чему-л., рекомендовать что-л.; безгранично верить чему-л.
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SWEAR BY — клясться, постоянно обращаться к, безгранично верить
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SWEAR BY — клясться, постоянно обращаться к, безгранично верить
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SWEAR BY — 1) клясться чем-л. I swear by the name of God that what I say is true. — Клянусь именем Господа, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SWEAR BY — 1) клясться чем-л. I swear by the name of God that what I say is true. — Клянусь именем Господа, что …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SWEAR BY — а> клясться чем-л.; I swear by the name of God that what I say is true; б> _собир. постоянно обращаться …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SWEAR BY — а. клясться чем-л.; I swear by the name of God that what I say is true; б. собир. постоянно обращаться …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SWEAR BY — клясться чем-л.; coll. постоянно обращаться к чему-л., рекомендовать что-л.; безгранично верить чему-л.
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SWEAR BY — phrvi infml She swears by this doctor — Она буквально молится на этого врача She swears by hand washing — Она не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SWEAR BY — phrvi infml She swears by this doctor — Она буквально молится на этого врача She swears by hand washing — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SWEAR BY — swear by phrvi infml She swears by this doctor Она буквально молится на этого врача She swears by hand washing …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SWEAR BY — She swears by this doctor — Она буквально молится на этого врача She swears by hand washing — Она не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SWEAR BY — v. 1. клясться на чем - либо, чем - либо: A witness swore by the Bible that he would tell …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
SWEAR BY — 1) клясться чем-л. I swear by the name of God that what I say is true. ≈ Клянусь именем Господа, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWEAR — I. ˈswe(ə)r, ˈswa(a)(ə)r, ˈsweə, ˈswa(a)ə verb ( swore ˈswō(ə)r, ˈswȯ(ə)r, ˈswōə, ˈswȯ(ə) ; or archaic sware pronounced like swear ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWEAR — (v. t.) To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; -- ofetn …
Английский словарь Webster
SWEAR — ( v. t. ) To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEAR — — swearer , n. — swearingly , adv. /swair/ , v. , swore or ( Archaic ) sware; sworn; swearing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEAR — I. ˈswer verb ( swore ˈswȯr ; sworn ˈswȯrn ; swear·ing ) Etymology: Middle English sweren, from Old English swerian; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWEAR — vt to appeal to by an oath. 2. swear ·vt to declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
SWEAR — [swear] vb swore ; sworn ; swear.ing [ME sweren, fr. OE swerian; akin to OHG swerien to swear and perh. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWEAR — / sweə(r); NAmE swer/ verb ( swore / swɔː(r); NAmE / sworn / swɔːn; NAmE swɔːrn/) 1. [ v ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEAR — swear S2 /sweə $ swer/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense swore /swɔː $ swɔːr/, past participle sworn /swɔːn $ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWEAR — v. & n. --v. (past swore; past part. sworn) 1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin. or that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWEAR — v. & n. v. (past swore; past part. sworn) 1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin. or that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWEAR — v. & n. --v. (past swore; past part. sworn) 1. tr. a (often foll. by to + infin. or that …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
SWEAR — ( swears, swearing, swore, sworn) 1. If someone swears , they use language that is considered to be rude or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEAR — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a swear word ▪ He learned a few swear words on the playground. a sworn …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWEAR — (PROMISE) [verb] [past simple] swore, [past participle] sworn - to state or promise that you are telling the truth or …
Cambridge English vocab
SWEAR — Synonyms and related words : abjure, abuse, acknowledge, adjure, administer an oath, affirm, agree, allege, and candle, assert, assert under …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWEAR — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: VOW , covenant, pledge, plight Idioms: swear on a stack of Bibles, swear to God, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SWEAR — I. verb 1. Synonyms: vow , covenant, pledge, plight Idioms: swear on a stack of Bibles, swear to God, swear …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWEAR — verb 1 use bad language ADVERB ▪ loudly ▪ quietly , silently , softly , under your breath ▪ viciously …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SWEAR — n. 25B6; verb they swore to marry each other : PROMISE, vow, pledge, give one's word, take an oath, undertake, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWEAR — 1. сущ.; разг. 1) зарок, клятва Syn : oath, vow 2) богохульство; ругательство Syn : blasphemy, curse 2. гл. 1) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWEAR — swear.ogg 1. sweə n разг. 1. 1> клятва; божба 2> присяга 3> принятие присяги 2. редк. ругательство; сквернословие 2. sweə …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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