English Vocabulary Focus: Swear

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When was the last time you swore? You know, those offensive, rude, curse words which every language has and we commonly see written as symbols, like #@$%*!.

⭐ SWEAR

✳️ verb

☆ MEANING 1: say rude, offensive curse words

✶ He hurt his arm and swore loudly, because of the pain.

✶ I try to set a good example and not swear in front of children.

The forms of the verb “swear” are: swear / swore / sworn

“Curse” and “cuss” also have the same meaning as “swear”.

There isn’t a noun form of “swear”. We say “swear words”, to make it into a noun.

Will you please stop? All I can hear are swear words coming out of your mouth!

“Profanity” is another way of saying swear word, but its usage is formal.

🙊 Idioms about swearing

You can use the following idioms when someone swears a lot.