vow
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aʊ
[edit] Noun
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vow (plural vows)
- A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
- The old hermit, up in the mountains, took a vow of silence.
- A declaration or assertion.
[edit] Translations
A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner
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[edit] Verb
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to vow (third-person singular simple present vows, present participle vowing, simple past and past participle vowed)
- To make a vow.
- To declare publicly that one made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
- The rebels vowed to continue their fight until they succeed.
[edit] Translations
To make a vow
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To declare publicly that one made a vow
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[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of ovw
- WVO