swear in

verb

swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in

transitive verb

: to induct into office by administration of an oath

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Mike Kehoe, who will be sworn in to succeed Parson next week. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025 The leader also has a complicated, oft-adversarial relationship with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to be sworn in later this month. Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 Although there were more Americans who approved of him than those who disapproved when he was first sworn in January 2021, that figure dipped six months into his presidency as a response to his handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 The Biden administration is pressing to send as much military aid as possible to Ukraine before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in Jan. 20. Volodymyr Yurchuk and Elise Morton, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for swear in 

Word History

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swear in was in 1536

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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

swear in

verb
: to place into office by the giving of an oath

Legal Definition

swear in

transitive verb
: to induct into office by administration of an oath

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