vow

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.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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."

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

vow

Past participle: vowed
Gerund: vowing

Imperative

vow

vow

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thesaurus

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" assurance, pledge - a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
Verb	1.	vow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again" pledge, plight - promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife" affiance, betroth, plight, engage - give to in marriage 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 consecrate 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"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

vow

verb

1. promise, pledge, swear, commit, engage, affirm, avow, bind yourself, undertake solemnly She vowed that some day she would return to live in France.

noun

1. promise, commitment, pledge, oath, profession, troth (archaic), avowal Most people still take their marriage vows seriously.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

vow

noun

A declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing:

assurance, covenant, engagement, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, plight, promise, solemn word, warrant, word, word of honor.

verb

To guarantee by a solemn promise:

covenant, pledge, plight, promise, swear.

Idiom: give one's word of honor.

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

نَذْريُنْذِريُهَددِّ، يُنْذِر

přísahatslib

=-løfteløftesværge

GelübdeGelübteschwörenSchwurEid

όρκοςτάμα

votopromesaprometerjurarmanda

lupausvalavannoa

jurervœuserment

strengja heitheitheita òví aî, sverja

giurarevoto

prisiekti grasinant

draudētsvinīgi solītsvinīgs solījumszvērestszvērēt

avlegge et løftehøytidelig løfte

ślub

voto

обетприсягаклятва

zaobljubazaobljubiti se

antant içmekyeminyemin ederek söz vermekyemin etmek

发誓立誓誓言

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

B. VT [+ obedience, allegiance] → jurar, prometer
to vow to do sth → jurar hacer algo, comprometerse a hacer algo
to vow that → jurar or prometer que ...

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

vow

[ˈvaʊ]

n → vœu m
to take a vow to do sth, to make a vow to do sth → faire le vœu de faire qch
I made a vow to be more careful in the future → J'ai fait le vœu de faire plus attention à l'avenir.

vt
to vow revenge → jurer vengeance
to vow to do sth → faire le vœu de faire qch
to vow that → faire le vœu que

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

vow

n → Versprechen nt, → Gelöbnis nt; (Rel) → Gelübde nt; to make a vow to do something → geloben, etw zu tun; to take one’s vows → sein Gelübde ablegen; to take a vow of chastity → ein Keuschheitsgelübde nt → ablegen; to take a vow of silence → Schweigen nt → geloben

vt obedience → geloben; to vow vengeance on somebody → jdm Rache schwören; he is vowed to silence → er hat Schweigen gelobt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

vow

[vaʊ]

1. n → voto
to take or make a vow to do sth → fare voto di fare qc
to take one's vows (Rel) → prendere i voti

2. vt (obedience, allegiance) → giurare
to vow to do sth/that → giurare di fare qc/che

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. eed نَذْر обет voto slib das Gelübte løfte; -løfte όρκοςvoto; promesa solemne tõotus سوگند vala vœuנדר शपथ zavjet eskü sumpah heit voto 誓い 맹세 priesaika zvērests; svinīgs solījums ikrar geloftehøytidelig løfteprzysięga منښته: نذر: لوړه، لوز، قسم، وعده، ژمنه voto jurământ обет; клятва sľub svečana obljuba zavet löfte การสาบาน yemin, ant 誓言 обітниця, клятва عہد lời thề, lời nguyền 誓言

verb

1. to make a solemn promise (that). He vowed that he would die rather than surrender. sweer يُنْذِر заклевам се prometer přísahat geloben sværge ορκίζομαι hacer voto (de), pronunciar votos tõotama قسم خوردن vannoa jurer לִנדוֹר נֶדֶר वादा zavjetovati se megfogad bersumpah strengja heit giurare, fare voto 誓って言う 맹세하다 prisiekti zvērēt; svinīgi solīt melafazkan ikrar plechtig belovenavlegge et løfte, sverge przysięgać منښته كول، نذر منل: لوړه كول، سوګند كول، ژمنه كول, نذر كيدل prometer a jura клясться prisahať zaobljubiti (se) zavetovati se avlägga löfte, svära på ให้คำปฏิญาณ yemin etmek, ant içmek 發誓 клястися عہد کرنا، عزم کرنا tuyên thệ, hứa hẹn 发誓

2. to threaten. He vowed revenge on all his enemies. sweer يُهَددِّ، يُنْذِر заричам се ameaçar přísahat schwören sværge ορκίζομαι για εκδίκηση, απειλώjurar vanduma عهد کردن vannoa jurer לִנדוֹר נֶדֶר व्रत लेना, क़रार करना prijetiti fenyeget mengancam heita því að, sverja giurare 誓う 위협하다 prisiekti grasinant zvērēt; draudēt bersumpah zwerensvergeprzysiąc سوګند كول ameaçar a jura клясться prisahať zaobljubiti se pretiti utlova สาบาน yemin ederek söz vermek 立誓(報仇) погрожувати دھمکي دينا đe dọa 立誓（报仇）

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.