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On this page you'll find 7 example sentences with Forswear. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as abjure or recant and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Forswear in a sentence

Forswear meaning

  1. To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
  2. To commit perjury; to break an oath.

Synonyms of Forswear

abjure recant retract resile renounce repudiate

Related words

Other words often associated with Forswear or its synonyms:

reject abandon reverberate squinch spring quit refuse jump cringe resign relinquish recoil

Using Forswear

  • The main meaning on this page is: To renounce or deny something, especially under oath. | To commit perjury; to break an oath.
  • Useful related words include: abjure, recant, retract, resile.
  • In the example corpus, forswear often appears in combinations such as: to forswear.

Context around Forswear

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

agreements 1×

Often after:

drugs 1× participation 1× violence 1× myself 1×

Sentence patterns with Forswear

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

abjurare to forswear 1× expected to forswear participation in 1× it and forswear myself may 1× locals to forswear their boy 1× palestinian agreements forswear violence and 1× that you forswear drugs and 1× them to forswear only attacks 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bomford et al 1× god knows how 1× israel responded it 1× now if i 1× the term comes 1×

Common sentence endings:

abjurare to forswear 1× and artificial enhancements 1× boy done good 1× in the salon 1× more nuanced ones 1× opposite befall me 1×

Words around Forswear

Just before it in the word index:

forsters 3 forsterite 3 forster 168 forstater 2 forstal 3 forstadt 2

Just after it in the word index:

forswore 3 forsys 2 forsyte 10 forsytes 2 forsyth 151 forsythe 30

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Forswear

  • In this selection, "forswear" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, agreements, drugs, participation and violence stand out and add context to how "forswear" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abjurare to forswear and expected to forswear participation in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "forswear" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with forswear

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The term comes from the Latin abjurare, "to forswear". (9 words)

God knows how many flaming wrecks it will take for the locals to forswear their boy-done-good. (18 words)

Bomford et al. 1990, p. 209. Members of the association were expected to forswear participation in the Salon. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Now if I carry out this oath, and break it not, may I gain for ever reputation among all men for my life and for my art; but if I transgress it and forswear myself, may the opposite befall me. (40 words)

According to my analysis of your astrological indicators, your ability to discover, attract and benefit from wonders and marvels will thrive to the degree that you forswear drugs and alcohol and artificial enhancements. (33 words)

Israel responded it would begin economic sanctions unless Hamas agreed to accept prior Israeli-Palestinian agreements, forswear violence, and recognize Israel's right to exist, which Hamas rejected. (28 words)

Question examples

And if you are urging them to forswear only attacks, does that mean you are fine with more nuanced ones? (20 words)

Example sentences (7)

And if you are urging them to forswear only attacks, does that mean you are fine with more nuanced ones?

According to my analysis of your astrological indicators, your ability to discover, attract and benefit from wonders and marvels will thrive to the degree that you forswear drugs and alcohol and artificial enhancements.

God knows how many flaming wrecks it will take for the locals to forswear their boy-done-good.

Bomford et al. 1990, p. 209. Members of the association were expected to forswear participation in the Salon.

Israel responded it would begin economic sanctions unless Hamas agreed to accept prior Israeli-Palestinian agreements, forswear violence, and recognize Israel's right to exist, which Hamas rejected.

Now if I carry out this oath, and break it not, may I gain for ever reputation among all men for my life and for my art; but if I transgress it and forswear myself, may the opposite befall me.

The term comes from the Latin abjurare, "to forswear".

Common combinations with forswear

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to forswear 4×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "forswear" in a sentence?
An example: "And if you are urging them to forswear only attacks, does that mean you are fine with more nuanced ones?" This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "forswear" from authentic English texts.
What does "forswear" mean?
Forswear means: To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
What are synonyms of "forswear"?
Common synonyms of "forswear" include: abjure, recant, retract, resile, renounce, repudiate.
How many example sentences with "forswear" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "forswear", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.