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vow 1
(vou)n.
An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order: take the vows of a nun.
v. vowed, vow·ing, vows
v.tr.
1. To promise solemnly; pledge. See Synonyms at promise.
2. To make a pledge or threat to undertake: vowing revenge on their persecutors.
v.intr.
To make a vow; promise.
[Middle English vou, from Old French, from Latin vōtum; see vote.]
vow′er n.
vow 2
(vou)tr.v.
To declare or assert: "Well, I vow it is as fine a boy as ever was seen!" (Henry Fielding).
[Short for avow.]
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vow
(vaʊ)n
1. a solemn or earnest pledge or promise binding the person making it to perform a specified act or behave in a certain way: marriage vows.
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a solemn promise made to a deity or saint, by which the promiser pledges himself to some future act, course of action, or way of life
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) take vows to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
vb
4. (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to pledge, promise, or undertake solemnly: he vowed that he would continue; he vowed to return.
5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to dedicate or consecrate to God, a deity, or a saint
6. (tr; usually takes a clause as object) to assert or swear emphatically
7. (intr) archaic to declare solemnly
[C13: from Old French vou, from Latin vōtum a solemn promise, from vovēre to vow]
ˈvower n
ˈvowless adj
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vow
(vaʊ)n.
1. a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy.
2. a solemn promise made to a deity or saint committing oneself to an act, service, or condition.
3. a solemn or earnest declaration.
v.t. 4. to make a vow of; promise by a vow, as to a deity or a saint.
5. to pledge or resolve solemnly to do, make, give, etc.: They vowed revenge.
6. to declare solemnly or earnestly; assert emphatically.
7. to dedicate or devote by a vow.
v.i. 8. to make a vow.
Idioms: take vows, to make an official commitment to a religious order.
[1250–1300; < Old French vo(u) < Latin vōtum, neuter of vōtus, past participle of vovēre to vow]
vow′er, n.
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vow
- drawing the nail - Means absolving oneself of a vow.
- vum - To swear or vow.
- votal - Means "associated with or having the nature of a vow."
- vote - From Latin votum, "vow, wish," which was its original meaning in English. The word had a number of meanings—now obsolete—before it took on the sense (in the 15th century) of "a formal expression of one's opinion or approval or disapproval of a matter, especially a candidate, motion, or proposal."
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Past participle: vowed
Gerund: vowing
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Noun | 1. | vow - a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "they took vows of poverty" |
Verb | 1. | vow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again" profess - take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun" swear - promise solemnly; take an oath |
2. | vow - dedicate to a deity by a vow dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" |
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vow
verb
noun
1. promise, commitment, pledge, oath, profession, troth (archaic), avowal Most people still take their marriage vows seriously.
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vow
nounA declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing:
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Translations
نَذْريُنْذِريُهَددِّ، يُنْذِر
přísahatslib
=-løfteløftesværge
lupausvalavannoa
strengja heitheitheita òví aî, sverja
prisiekti grasinant
draudētsvinīgi solītsvinīgs solījumszvērestszvērēt
zaobljubazaobljubiti se
vow
[vaʊ]A. N (Rel) → voto m; (= promise) → promesa f, compromiso m
lovers' vows → promesas fpl solemnes de los amantes
to take or make a vow that → jurar or prometer que ...
to take or make a vow to do sth → jurar hacer algo, comprometerse a hacer algo
to break one's vow → faltar a un compromiso
to take one's vows (Rel) → hacer sus votos (monásticos)
to take a vow of poverty/chastity → hacer voto de pobreza/castidad
lovers' vows → promesas fpl solemnes de los amantes
to take or make a vow that → jurar or prometer que ...
to take or make a vow to do sth → jurar hacer algo, comprometerse a hacer algo
to break one's vow → faltar a un compromiso
to take one's vows (Rel) → hacer sus votos (monásticos)
to take a vow of poverty/chastity → hacer voto de pobreza/castidad
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vow
[ˈvaʊ]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
vow
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[vaʊ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vow
(vau) noun a solemn promise, especially one made to God. The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.
verb1. to make a solemn promise (that). He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.
2. to threaten. He vowed revenge on all his enemies.
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