Also means
to vow
Usage Note
Giurare uses avere as auxiliary (ho giurato = I swore). It means both to swear an oath (giurare fedeltà = to swear loyalty) and to swear as in assert strongly (ti giuro! = I swear to you!). The noun is il giuramento (oath, vow). In legal contexts, giurare il falso means to commit perjury.
Examples
"Ha giurato di dire sempre la verità."
Natural Translation
He swore to always tell the truth.
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