sworn

/swɔrn/
/swɔn/
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Definitions of sworn
  1. adjective
    bound by or stated on oath
    “"now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare”
    synonyms:
    bound
    bound by an oath
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    antonyms:
    unsworn
    not bound by or stated on oath
  2. adjective
    bound by or as if by an oath
    “according to an early tradition became his sworn brother”
    “sworn enemies”
    synonyms: pledged
    committed
    bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
Pronunciation
US
/swɔrn/
UK
/swɔn/
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