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- Dictionaryvow/vaʊ/
noun
- 1. a solemn promise.
verb
- 1. solemnly promise to do a specified thing: "the rebels vowed to continue fighting"
- 2. dedicate to someone or something, especially a deity: archaic "I vowed myself to this enterprise"
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VOW definition: 1. to make a determined decision or promise to do something: 2. a serious promise or decision: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of VOW is a solemn promise or assertion; specifically : one by which a person is bound to an act, service, or condition. How to use vow in a sentence.
To vow is to make an earnest promise or pledge. People getting married often vow to stick together “till death do us part,” while a presidential candidate might vow to lower taxes. You can use vow as both a noun and a verb: A vow is a solemn declaration; to vow is the act of making that promise.
to make a determined decision or promise to do something: [ + (that) ] The guerrillas vowed (that) they would overthrow the government. [ + to infinitive ] After the awful meals we had last Christmas, I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to promise someone something.
noun. a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy. a solemn promise made to a deity or saint committing oneself to an act, service, or condition. a solemn or earnest declaration.
A vow is a serious promise or decision to do a particular thing. I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future. I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme.
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.
Vow definition: 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.
Definition of vow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a solemn promise made to a deity or saint committing oneself to an act, service, or condition. a solemn or earnest declaration. take vows, to enter a religious order or house. v.t. to make a vow of; promise by a vow, as to God or a saint: to vow a crusade or a pilgrimage.
