Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swore

/swɔɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: swore
IPA: /swɔɹ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of swear

verb

past participle of swear

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"If that were all, for some have swore / As false as they, if th' did no more[…]"
""[…]I have 'swore off' smoking. But you shall have your pipe (the old tobacco) or cigars among the books. It will be quite a delight.""
"“Were it not for the fancy French and Latin in it, I'd have swore it was the sort of thing I do not print as a rule, but being as how the order was from one of the members upstairs...”"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /swɔɹ/
British English: /swɔː/

Usage

Colloquial

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce swore?: The recorded pronunciation is /swɔɹ/.
What does swore mean?: simple past of swear

How to pronounce swore

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