sworn

verbadjectivecommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//swɔːn//
United States//swɔɹn//
//swo(ː)ɹn//
//swoən//

Given or declared under oath.

verb

1
Also a form of swearpast participle of swear

Etymology

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.

adjective

1
Given or declared under oath.
His sworn statement convinced the judge.
2
Bound as though by an oath.
I'm sworn to secrecy.
Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.
3
Ardent, devout.
a sworn foe
a sworn socialist

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