to swear in
53
4.2
- phrasal verb
- /swɛr ɪn/
- Formal
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- First of all, Donald Trump has been sworn in as president of the United States.
- sworn in as president
- sworn in as deputy
He's, you know, brand new, just got sworn in in January.
- He's, you know, brand new, just got sworn in in January.
- Maybe a speeding ticket, you know, But the sheriff, who coincidentally had just been sworn in one week to the day before this, went down.
- All of this potentially laying in the balance here as this New York jury gets selected and soon sworn in.
- They actually do go and get and spy on Trump Tower, Trump apartments, ultimately the White House when Trump was sworn in.
- I was at the inauguration yesterday and I was in tears seeing the new president getting sworn in and the old president leaving Washington.
- The first one was as soon as he was sworn in, Gee, they released our, our, our, you know, our hostages in Iran the next day because they knew what was coming.
- So so in this video, some some woman was being sworn in for something.
- This did it not that he didn't get Trump in bracelets within two weeks of being sworn in.
Examples
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So this afternoon, all the senators were sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, and then they signed their names one by one in what's known as the oath book.
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The witness shall remain standing until sworn in.
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In January, the state had sworn in a new governor.
Academic text (2011) -
Vice President Ford will be sworn in as president at that hour...
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She will swear you in as acting president.
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On 17 August 2012, he was sworn in as US Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus.
Academic text (2013) -
In a simple ceremony, Gerald Ford was sworn in as Vice President.
Fiction book (1995) -
On January 4, 1995, the 104th Congress was sworn in, marking the first time Republicans controlled both houses since 1953.
Academic text (2011) -
Thabo Mbeki and de Klerk were sworn in as executive deputy presidents.
Academic text (1997) -
The witness shall remain standing until sworn in.
Synonyms
69
3.9
To put someone into an official job at a ceremony
31
6.2
Officially admit someone to a job or group with a ceremony
1
6.6
To officially put someone into a position or office
How Official
- Formal
32
6.3
- Formal
69
3.9
- Formal
53
4.2
- Formal
580
3.2
∞
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'swear' (to make a formal oath) combined with the particle 'in' (into a position/role) transparently yields the meaning 'administer an oath to someone to admit them into office'. This verb+particle composition follows a common, predictable pattern and would be inferable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Swear in may come from old public events where a person would swear, that is make a serious 'oath', while being brought in in front of other people and often placing a hand on a holy book. So, swear in now means to give someone a formal 'oath' and officially admit them to an 'office'.