What does swear in mean?

swear in means "administer on oath to".

Is swear in a common word?

swear in is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Swear in — meaning and definition

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
administer on oath to
“The speaker of the House swore in the new President”
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What does swear in mean?: swear in means "administer on oath to".
Is swear in a common word?: swear in is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for swear in come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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