Definisi : vt bersumpah: the young man ~ed revenge for his father’s death, pemuda itu bersumpah akan menuntut bela thdp kematian bapanya; his parents ~ed to disinherit him if he married the girl, ibu bapanya bersumpah tdk akan mewariskan harta kepadanya jika dia mengahwini gadis itu. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n ikrar: he broke his ~ of loyalty to the king, dia melanggar ikrar kesetiaannya kpd raja; they recited their marriage ~s before the priest, mereka melafazkan ikrar perkahwinan di hadapan paderi; /make, take/ a ~, bersumpah: she made a ~ never to see him again, wanita itu bersumpah tdk mahu berjumpa dgn lelaki itu lagi; take ~s, mengangkat sumpah: nuns take the ~ of chastity, biarawati mengangkat sumpah hidup membujang; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)