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John liao Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

"to form"? Hippocratic Oath

I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according to my ability and my judgement the following oath.

Are the sentence means "take to witness" and "take to keep according..." at the same time?
  

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" at the same time? I don't know what you mean. It means: I swear to all the gods that I will keep my oath.

— Mister Micawber

  • " at the same time?
  • I don't know what you mean.
  • It means: I swear to all the gods that I will keep my oath.
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john liaoAre the sentence means "take to witness" and "take to keep according..." at the same time?
I don't know what you mean. It means:

I swear to all the gods that I will keep my oath.
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So, do you mean:
take to witness = swear to
take to keep according = will keep
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