Meanings
present singular third person swears in · participle present swearing in · past swore in · participle past sworn in
- transitiveTo administer an oath to, as an oath of office or of citizenship.
The Chief Justice swore him in as President on Inauguration Day.
2 more examples
"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 1079Air Force One comin' in through the gate Johnson sworn in at 2:38
2020, Bob Dylan, Murder Most FoulSynonyms: inaugurate
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo administer an oath to, as an oath of office or of citizenship.
Translations
Finnish vannottaa, vihkiä virkaan
- vannottaato administer an oath to
- vihkiä virkaanto administer an oath to
German einschwören
- einschwörento administer an oath to
Māori whakaoati
- whakaoatito administer an oath to
Polish zaprzysięgać, zaprzysiąc
- zaprzysięgaćto administer an oath to
- zaprzysiącto administer an oath to
Spanish juramentar
- juramentarto administer an oath to
Cite this entry
swear in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swear%20in
“swear in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swear%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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