forswear

🇺🇸 /fɔːrˈswer/ 🇬🇧 /fɔːˈsweə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to promise to stop doing something, especially something you enjoy

He decided to forswear smoking and improve his health.

translation

v. to promise to stop doing something, especially something you enjoy

Word Forms

3rd Present forswears
Past forswore
Perfect forsworn
Progressive forswearing