Oath - English meaning

noun

The action or process of affirming something.

Usage examples:

He nodded in affirmation

noun

A statement or sign that something is true

Usage examples:

We welcome the government's affirmation of its intention to act., the reports are an affirmation th…

noun

Evidence or proof of something.

Usage examples:

Their vocabulary is no attestation to your value as a parent

noun

A formal statement that you make and officially say is true

noun

A statement in which you say or admit something that you believe, support, or intend to do

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They were imprisoned for their avowal of anti-government beliefs., her public avowals to reduce cri…

noun

The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about god or sacred things; profane talk.

Usage examples:

He was detained on charges of blasphemy

noun

Something that you say or do that shows you do not respect god or a religion

Usage examples:

To be accused of blasphemy, figurative humorous madonna fans think that any criticism of her is bla…

noun

A relationship between people or groups based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences.

Usage examples:

There was a bond of understanding between them

verb

Join or be joined securely to something else, especially by means of an adhesive substance, heat, or pressure.

Usage examples:

Press the material to bond the layers together

noun

A close and lasting relationship between people

Usage examples:

The bond between parents and children is usually very strong., the county issued $4 million in bond…

noun

A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

Usage examples:

She'd put a curse on him

verb

An offensive word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.

Usage examples:

At every blow there was a curse

verb

To say rude or offensive words about something or someone because you are angry

Usage examples:

[ i ] no coach is allowed to curse at or lay a hand on a player., if we don't do something about th…

noun

An annoying or stubborn person or animal.

Usage examples:

He was certainly an unsociable cuss

verb

Another term for curse (sense 2 of the noun).

noun

An oath or swear word.

Usage examples:

He was greeted by a stream of expletives

adjective

(of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.

Usage examples:

Icelandic takes the non-referential property of quasi-argumental null subjects as basic, therefore …

noun

A rude or offensive word used to express anger, pain, annoyance, etc.

noun

A formal assurance (typically in writing) that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially that a product will be repaired or replaced if not of a specified quality.

Usage examples:

We offer a 10-year guarantee against rusting

verb

Provide a formal assurance, especially that certain conditions will be fulfilled relating to a product, service, or transaction.

Usage examples:

The company guarantees to refund your money

noun

A promise that something will be done or will happen, esp. a written promise by a company to repair or change a product that develops a fault within a particular period of time

Usage examples:

[ c ] the vacuum cleaner comes with a two-year guarantee., [ u ] no matter how many stars you have …

noun

Variant form of guarantee (sense 2 of the noun).

noun

A formal assurance (typically in writing) that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially that a product will be repaired or replaced if not of a specified quality.

Usage examples:

We offer a 10-year guarantee against rusting

noun

A legal agreement in which a person or organization promises to pay back a loan if the person or organization that originally borrowed the money cannot

Usage examples:

A guaranty against sth the two banks have been able to find investors because they come with solid …

noun

A spoken curse.

Usage examples:

I pushed my way through, screaming imprecations

noun

A magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil; a curse.

Usage examples:

He muttered maledictions to himself as he trod the stone passages

noun

The state or quality of being obscene.

Usage examples:

The book was banned for obscenity

noun

Behavior or language that is offensive, rude, or disgusting

noun

A solemn promise or undertaking.

Usage examples:

The conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution

verb

Commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise.

Usage examples:

The government pledged itself to deal with environmental problems

noun

A formal promise, or something that is given as a sign that you will keep a promise

Usage examples:

A pledge of friendship, the telethon raised $150,000 in pledges for leukemia research.

noun

Blasphemous or obscene language.

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An outburst of profanity

noun

Words that are offensive because of not respecting religion, or offensive because of being rude

Usage examples:

[ u ] the film contains profanity and violence., [ c usually pl ] they shouted profanities at us.

noun

A declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen.

Usage examples:

What happened to all those firm promises of support?

verb

Assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen.

Usage examples:

He promised to forward my mail

noun

The use of offensive language.

Usage examples:

There's a lot of swearing in the show

verb

Make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.

Usage examples:

Maria made me swear i would never tell anyone

noun

Faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement or undertaking.

Usage examples:

A token of troth

noun

A solemn promise.

Usage examples:

Who would have guessed someone so young could make such a solemn vow and keep it for over fifty yea…

verb

Solemnly promise to do a specified thing.

Usage examples:

The rebels vowed to continue fighting

noun

A word or expression that is considered inelegant, especially one that makes explicit and offensive reference to sex or bodily functions.

Usage examples:

He was hurling vulgarisms at the crowd

noun

The state or quality of being vulgar.

Usage examples:

He was seen as the embodiment of the vulgarity of the 1980s

noun

The quality of not being suitable, simple, or beautiful, or not in the style preferred by rich or well- educated people

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He despised modern culture for its commercialism and vulgarity., popular movies often have a kitsch…

noun

A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.

Usage examples:

I don't like the word ‘unofficial’

verb

Express (something spoken or written) in particular words.

Usage examples:

He words his request in a particularly ironic way

exclamation

Used to express agreement or affirmation.

Usage examples:

Word, that's a good record, man