SWEAR OFF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Promise to abstain from

Example:

I have sworn off cigarettes altogether

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "swear off" is one way to...):

assure; promise (make a promise or commitment)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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