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Added 2 October 2026

sworn

/swɔːn/ verb

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past participle of swear

adjective

Given or declared under oath.
His sworn statement convinced the judge.
Bound as though by an oath.
I'm sworn to secrecy.
Ardent, devout.
a sworn foe

Origin

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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