upon my word

interjection

Believe my words; I swear.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. datedBelieve my words; I swear.

    Salvatore had enormous hands, like legs of mutton, coarse and hard from constant toil, but when he bathed his children, holding them so tenderly, drying them with delicate care; upon my word they were like flowers.

    1924, William Somerset Maugham, Salvatore
  2. datedExpressing surprise.

    'Well, upon my word,' exclaimed the father, taking the pipe from his mouth, and staring aghast at his daughter in a stupor of indignant surprise, 'you're a pretty article; you're a nice piece of goods for a man to bring up and waste his substance upon […]

    1871, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Fenton's Quest

    Synonyms: my word

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionExpressing surprise.

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my word

Translations

Esperanto je mia vorto, je mia vorto
  • je mia vortobelieve my words
  • je mia vortoexpressing surprise
Polish dalibóg, doprawdy
  • dalibógbelieve my words
  • doprawdybelieve my words
  • słowo dajębelieve my words
  • masz babo placekexpressing surprise
  • nie mówexpressing surprise
Russian че́стное сло́во, ей-бо́гу
  • че́стное сло́во (čéstnoje slóvo)believe my words
  • ей-бо́гу (jej-bógu)believe my words
Cite this entry
APA

upon my word. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upon%20my%20word

MLA

“upon my word.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upon%20my%20word. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upon my word,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upon%20my%20word.

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