vow
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old French vut, from Latin votum (“a promise, dedication, vow”), from vovere (“to promise, vow”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -aʊ
Noun [edit]
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.
Usage notes [edit]
- One normally makes or takes a vow, or simply vows (see below).
- Commonly mentioned vows include those of silence, obedience, poverty, chastity, and celibacy.
Translations [edit]
A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner
A declaration or assertion
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Verb [edit]
vow (third-person singular simple present vows, present participle vowing, simple past and past participle vowed)
- (intransitive) To make a vow; to promise.
- Richard Baxter
- We do not vow that we will never sin, nor neglect a duty (nor ought we to do so).
- Richard Baxter
- (transitive) To make a vow regarding (something).
- The wronged woman vowed revenge.
- To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
- The rebels vowed to continue their fight.
Translations [edit]
To make a vow
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To declare publicly that one made a vow
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from the noun or verb vow
Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- vow in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- vow in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- vow at OneLook Dictionary Search
