how to pronounce oath

/ˈoʊθ/

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oath is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of oath in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… i've just taken the sacred oath each of …”

meanings of oath

noun:

A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
A curse, a curse word.
A solemn pledge or promise, appealing to a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest to the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.

verb:

To pledge.

oath frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word oath occurs in english on average 4.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics oath can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that oath can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;