swear to



swear someone to something

to cause someone to take an oath pledging something, such as silence or secrecy, about something. I swore Larry to secrecy, but he told anyway. We were sworn to silence about the new product.
See also: swear

swear something to someone

to pledge or promise something to someone. I had to swear my allegiance to the general before I could become one of his bodyguards. We swore our loyalty to our country.
See also: swear

swear to something

to claim that what one says is absolutely true. It is true. I swear to it. I think I have remembered it all, but I couldn't swear to it.
See also: swear

swear to

v.
To utter or bind someone to some oath: She swore her friends to secrecy before telling them what happened. The man wanted to confess, but he was sworn to silence.
See also: swear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Oinone-Greek Mythology
LockieLAHK-eeScottish
Cristinakree-STEE-nah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
DevrİM-Turkish
Leifur-Icelandic
Mathiasmah-TEE-ahs (German)French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish