to God

English edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “Extracted from swear to God or honest to God?”

Prepositional phrase edit

to God

(informal) Used as an intensifier: very much.
I hope to God that ...

I wish to God that ...

Further reading edit

“to God”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“i swear hope wish pray to god” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“hope wish swear to God”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“i hope swear wish etc to god” (US) / “i hope swear wish etc to god” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.