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(ōth)Oath is expected to launch this summer. The merging of Yahoo with AOL will be completed under the guidance of Marni Walden, executive vice producer and president of the product innovation and new businesses organisation at Verizon. Tim Armstrong, who was heading AOL when it was bought over by Verizon, is the CEO of Oath. In one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies, A Man For All Seasons, Sir Thomas More explains what it means to take an oath. Imprisoned by Henry VIII for refusing to take an oath swearing to the Act of Succession, More is visited by his daughter, Meg, who urges him to say the words of the oath but think otherwise in his heart.
Used in Australian slang in conjuction with a swear word to make an exclaiment of agreement as such.
n.pl.oaths(ōthz, ōths)1. a. A solemn, formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge, often calling on God, a god, or a sacred object as witness.
b. The words or formula of such a declaration or promise.
2. An irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God or something held sacred.
Idioms: take an oath To agree to a pledge of truthfulness or faithful performance.
under oath Under a burden or responsibility to speak truthfully or perform an action faithfully.
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oath
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əʊθ)
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ploaths (
əʊðz)
1. a solemn pronouncement to affirm the truth of a statement or to pledge a person to some course of action, often involving a sacred being or object as witness.
3. an irreverent or blasphemous expression, esp one involving the name of a deity; curse
5. (Law) law having sworn to tell the truth, usually with one's hand on the Bible
6. (Law) take an oath to declare formally with an oath or pledge, esp before giving evidence
[Old English āth; related to Old Saxon, Old Frisian ēth, Old High German eid]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
oath
(oʊθ) n., pl. oaths (ōtz, ōths).
1. a solemn appeal to a deity or to some revered person or thing to witness one's determination to speak the truth or keep a promise.
2. any statement, promise, or affirmation accepted as the equivalent of such an appeal.
4. an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God or anything sacred.
Idioms: 1. take an oath, to swear solemnly; vow.
2. under oath, solemnly bound by the obligations of an oath.
[before 900; Middle English ooth, Old English āth; c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon ēth, Old High German eid (German Eid), Old Norse eithr, Gothic aiths]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Noun | 1. | oath - profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; 'expletives were deleted' curse, curse word, expletive, swearing, swearword, cuss |
2. | oath - a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury dedication, commitment - a message that makes a pledge |
3. | oath - a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; 'they took an oath of allegiance' promise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future |
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What Does Oath Mean
oath
noun1.promise, bond, pledge, vow, word, compact, covenant, affirmation, sworn statement, avowal, word of honoura solemn oath by members to help each other
2.swear word, curse, obscenity, blasphemy, expletive, four-letter word, cuss(informal), profanity, strong language, imprecation, malediction, vulgarismWeller let out a foul oath and hurled himself upon him.
Quotations
'He who cheats with an oath acknowledges that he is afraid of his enemy, but that he thinks little of God' [Plutarch Lives: Lysander]
'Oaths are but words, and words but wind' [Samuel Butler Hudibras]
'Let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay' Bible: James
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
oath
nounA profane or obscene term:
Informal: cuss.
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[əʊθ]N (
oaths (pl))
[əʊðz]1. (= solemn promise etc) → juramentom
under oath; on oath → bajo juramento
to administer an oath to sb → tomarjuramento a algn
to break one's oath → romper su juramento
to put sb on oath → hacerprestarjuramento a algn
to swear on (one's) oath → jurar
to take the oath →
to take an oath that → jurar que ...
to take an oath of allegiance (Mil) → jurar la bandera
2. (= swear word) → palabrotaf, groseríaf (esp LAm), lisuraf (Andes, S. Cone); (= curse) → blasfemiaf, maldición f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈəʊθ]n (= formal promise) → sermentm
to swear an oath → prêter sermentoath of allegiance
[witness] on oath (British) → sous serment
Witnesses sometimes lie on oath → Les témoinsmententparfois sous serment.
to be on oath → être sous serment
under oath → sous serment
to take the oath → prêter serment
(= swear word) → juronmoath of allegiance n → sermentm d'allégeance
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
oath
n→ Schwurm; (Jur) → Eidm; to take or make or swear an oath → schwören; (Jur) → einen Eidablegenorleisten; he took an oath of loyalty to the government → er schwor der RegierungLoyalität; to declare under oathor on oath (Jur) → ; to be under oath (Jur) → ; to break one’s oath → seinen Schwurbrechen; to put somebody on oath (Jur) → ; to take the oath (Jur) → ; he refused to take the oath (Jur) → er verweigerte den Eid; on my oath!(obs) → bei meiner Seele!(obs)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
oath
[əʊθ]na. (solemn promise) → giuramento
under or on oath → sotto giuramento
to put sb on or under oath to do sth → far giurare a qn di fare qc
to take the oath → giurare
to swear on oath or on one's oath →
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
oath
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əuθ)
– plural oaths (ouθs ouðz) – noun1. a solemn promise. He swore an oath to support the king. eed يَمين، قَسَم клетва juramento přísaha der Eid ed όρκοςjuramento vanne سوگند vala sermentשבועה शपथ zakletva eskü sumpah eiður giuramento 誓い 서약, 맹세 priesaika zvērests sumpah eededprzysięga لوړه juramento jurământ клятва; присяга prísaha prisega zakletva ed คำสาบาน; คำปฏิญาณ yemin, ant 誓言 присяга, клятва حلف lời tuyên thệ 誓言
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2. a word or phrase used when swearing. curses and oaths. vloek تَجْديف заричане palavrão kletba der Schwur ed βλαστήμια, βρισιάpalabrota vandesõna دشنام kirous juronקללה शपथ के शब्द kletva káromkodás sumpah blótsyrði imprecazione, bestemmia ののしり 서약의 상투적인 말 keiksmažodis, keiksmas lāsts sumpah seranah vloekbanneord, banningprzekleństwo ښكنځلى palavrão înjurătură ругательство kliatba, nadávka kletev zakletva svordom คำสบถ küfür 詛咒 прокляття; проклін قسم lời nguyền rủa 诅咒
on/under oath having sworn an oath to tell the truth in a court of law. The witness is on/under oath. onder eed staan, beëdig بِقَسَم под клетва sob juramento pod přísahou unter Eid under ed ενόρκως, με όρκο bajo juramento vande all قسم خورده valan nojalla sous serment לְהָעִיד בִּשבוּעָה शपथबद्ध, हलफिया pod zakletvom eskü alatt sumpah eiðbundinn sotto giuramento 宣誓して 맹세코 prisaikdintas, prisiekęs saistīts ar zvērestu bersumpah onder ede under ed pod przysięgą لوړه كونكى sob juramento sub jurământ под присягой pod prísahou pod prisego pod zakletvom under ed, edsvuren ให้สัจจะ yemin etmiş, ant içmiş 發誓 під присягою زير حلف tuyên thệ 发誓
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قَسَمٌ přísaha edEidόρκοςjuramento valaserment prisegagiuramento 誓い 서약eededprzysięgajuramentoклятва ed คำปฏิญาณyemin lời tuyên thệ誓言Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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n. juramento, promesa;
under ___ → bajo ___;
v.
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