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oath
UK /ˈəʊθ/ US /ˈoʊθ/
noun 4verb 1
Collocations
11(noun.) formal promise
ADJ
sacred, solemn
Hippocratic
When she became a doctor, she took the Hippocratic oath to help her patients.
VERB + OATH
swear, take
The new president swore an oath to protect the constitution and serve the nation.
break, violate
PREP
~ of
The witness took an oath of honesty before testifying in court.
(noun.) in a court of law
VERB + OATH
administer
The lawyer will administer the oath to all witnesses before they testify in court.
PREP
on ~
The witness promised on oath to tell the complete truth during the trial.
under ~
The judge asked everyone in the courtroom to swear under oath before giving their testimony.
(noun.) swear word
ADJ
obscene
QUANT
stream, string
The angry driver let out a string of oaths when he got stuck in traffic.
VERB + OATH
mutter, utter
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