swear in en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To administer an oath to, as an oath of office or of citizenship.
"Where will you be sworn in?" I asked as we walked to the door. He said that he had decided not to go to the Capitol because his former colleagues there might turn the occasion into some kind of celebration. I said that I planned to be gone by noon; if he liked, he could be sworn in in the White House, as Truman had been.
1978, Richard Nixon, “The Presidency 1973–1974”, in RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1079:The Chief Justice swore him in as President on Inauguration Day.
Air Force One comin' in through the gate Johnson sworn in at 2:38
2020, Bob Dylan, Murder Most Foul:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sworn in | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| swears in | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| swearing in | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| swore in | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (7)
de einschwören (to administer an oath to) · fi vannottaa (to administer an oath to) · pl zaprzysiąc (to administer an oath to) · fi vihkiä virkaan (to administer an oath to) · es juramentar (to administer an oath to) · mi whakaoati (to administer an oath to) · pl zaprzysięgać (to administer an oath to)