Pronunciation: /sweər ðæt blæk ɪz waɪt/
noun A word used to identify a person, place, thing, or idea.
A1 I swear that black is white because I saw it in a dream.
A2 She says that black is white, but I don't believe her.
B1 I think that black is white when I look at certain optical illusions.
B2 He swears that black is white, even though everyone else disagrees.
C1 The conspiracy theorist claims that black is white in a complex web of misinformation.
C2 Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, some individuals still maintain that black is white.
verb A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
A1 I swear that black is white.
A2 She says that black is white.
B1 I think that black is white sometimes.
B2 He swears that black is white, but I disagree.
C1 Despite evidence to the contrary, some people still say that black is white.
C2 The philosopher argued that in certain contexts, one could think that black is white.
adjective A word used to describe or modify a noun.
A1 I swear that black is white because I saw it in a dream.
A2 She says that black is white, but I don't believe her.
B1 I think that black is white when I look at the negative of a photograph.
B2 Some people swear that black is white in order to confuse others.
C1 He says that black is white to challenge conventional thinking.
C2 I swear that black is white as a metaphor for the complexity of truth.
adverb A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
A1 I swear that black is white because I saw it in a dream.
A2 She says that black is white, but I don't believe her.
B1 I think that black is white when it comes to fashion trends.
B2 He swears that black is white, but I think he's just joking.
C1 Despite all evidence to the contrary, he still swears that black is white.
C2 She says black is white as a way to challenge societal norms and provoke thought.
pronoun A word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse.
A1 I swear that black is white.
A2 She says that black is white.
B1 I think that black is white.
B2 He swears that black is white.
C1 They say that black is white.
C2 I swear that black is white, despite evidence to the contrary.
preposition A word used to show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.
A1 I swear that black is white because I saw it in a dream.
A2 She says that black is white, but I don't believe her.
B1 I think that black is white in certain lighting conditions.
B2 He swears that black is white and refuses to listen to any other opinion.
C1 Despite all evidence to the contrary, some people still say that black is white.
C2 It is hard to believe that anyone could think that black is white, but some people do.
conjunction A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.
A1 I swear that black is white.
A2 She says that black is white.
B1 I think that black is white.
B2 He swears that black is white.
C1 They say that black is white.
C2 I swear that black is white, despite evidence to the contrary.
formal It is absurd to swear that black is white, as they are clearly distinct colors.
informal I can't believe some people actually say that black is white, it's ridiculous.
slang I heard someone think that black is white, can you believe that?
figurative Sometimes in arguments, people swear that black is white just to prove their point.
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