Definition
To swear or promise beforehand; to renounce or reject something solemnly.
Etymology
From 'fore-' (before) plus 'swear' (Old English 'swerian'). It evolved from meaning 'to swear in advance' to mean 'to renounce by oath' or 'to abjure.'
Kelly Says
Shakespeare loved 'foreswear'—in medieval contexts, you'd 'foreswear' a false claim before it was even made, but over time it transformed into a powerful renunciation, as if swearing beforehand created moral force.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አላገባትም
ala-a-gab-at-m
ARالعربية
خلع اليمين
khila al-yamin
BNবাংলা
স্বয়ংসমর্পণ
swayn-sam-or-pon
CACatalà
renunciar a
re-nu-n-ciar a
CSČeština
zříci se
zri-ci se
DADansk
forlade ed
for-la-de ed
DEDeutsch
versprechen ab
ver-shrei-chen ab
ELΕλληνικά
να αρνηθώ
na ar-ni-tho
ESEspañol
renunciar a
re-nu-n-ciar a
FAفارسی
قسم بخوردن
qasm ba kho-rd-en
FRFrançais
jurer de ne pas
zhoo-ray de ne pas
GUGU
પ્રતિજ્ઞા તોડવી
pra-ti-jnya to-d-vee
HEעברית
להבטיח
le-hav-ti-ach
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिज्ञा तोड़ना
prat-i-jna to-d-na
HUMagyar
megtagadja
meg-ta-gad-ja
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengabaikan sumpah
men-ga-ba-kan sum-pah
ITItaliano
giurare di non
zhoo-ra-re di non
JA日本語
誓いを破る
chi-kai-wo-ya-ru
KMKM
បាត់ពាក្យ
ba-at p-a-k-y
KO한국어
맹세를 어기다
maeng-se-reul eo-gi-da
MRMR
प्रतिज्ञा तोडणे
pra-ti-jna to-d-na
MSBahasa Melayu
mengabaikan sumpah
men-ga-ba-kan sum-pah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က ကျွန်တော်က
kyun-taw-ka kyun-taw-ka
NLNederlands
afzweren
af-ze-ren
NONorsk
forlate ed
for-la-te ed
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣ ਟੁકਣਾ
pra-maan tuk-na
PLPolski
odrzekać się
od-rje-kać się
PTPortuguês
renunciar a
re-nu-n-ciar a
RORomână
a renunța la
a re-nu-n-tsa la
RUРусский
отрекся от
ot-re-k-sa ot
SVSvenska
förkasta
for-kas-ta
SWKiswahili
kufuru
ku-fu-ru
TEతెలుగు
ప్రమాణం
pra-ma-na-m
THไทย
ละทิ้งคำสาบาน
la-theeng kam sa-baan
TLTL
iwan ng sumpa
i-wan ng sum-pa
TRTürkçe
yemin etmekten vazgeçmek
ye-min ek-ten va-z-geç-mek
UKУкраїнська
відмовитися від
vid-mo-vitsya vid
URاردو
عہد شکنی
e-had shak-ni
VITiếng Việt
phó hứa
pho hwa