I swear
Emphatic truth assertion
I swear functions as an emphatic assertion of truthfulness or sincerity: I swear I didn't touch it.
It can invoke a higher authority: I swear to God.
Used alone, it expresses exasperation or disbelief: I swear, if he's late one more time...
The phrase intensifies statements that might otherwise seem too dramatic: I swear, that was the best meal I've ever had.
- promiseCommitment to act
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- on my lifeOath invoking mortality
- oathFormal binding promise
- so help me GodSolemn oath invocation
curse · damn · pledge · hand on heart · hell · honest · truth · profanity · testify · under oath · blasphemy · cuss · expletive · pinky · pinky promise · Bible · solemnly · tell the truth
- pledgesvow, promise, I promise, wedding vows, I vow
- declarationsdeclaration, declarations, proclamation, proclamations, announcement
- intentionsgoals, aims, I will, purposes, I want
- stock phrasesstock phrase, set phrase, cliche, catchphrase, filler phrase
- I statementsI am, I feel, I think, I believe, I want
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee