swear in

verb

swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in

transitive verb

: to induct into office by administration of an oath

Examples of swear in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The next mayor will be officially sworn in at the first City Council meeting following the certification of election results. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Washington — Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general at the White House on Monday after the Senate narrowly voted to confirm the president's former defense lawyer to helm the Justice Department over the weekend. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche gets sworn in at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on July 15. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Schwartz, the agency’s first permanent leader in more than a year, has not been sworn in or started work officially. — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for swear in

• charon
• herren
• karen
• marron
• perron
• terran
• acheron
• operon
• percheron
• polaron
• lactoferrin

Kids Definition

swear in

verb

: to place into office by the giving of an oath

Legal Definition

swear in

transitive verb

: to induct into office by administration of an oath