vow

vow ¹  (vou)

n.

1. 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.

2. A declaration or assertion.

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.

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[Middle English vou, from Old French, from Latin vtum; see vote.]

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vower n.

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vow ²  (vou)

tr.v.

To declare or assert: "Well, I vow it is as fine a boy as ever was seen!" (Henry Fielding).

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[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

2. (Christianity / 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

(Christianity / 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

1. (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

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to dedicate or consecrate to God, a deity, or a saint

3. (tr; usually takes a clause as object) to assert or swear emphatically

4. (intr) Archaic to declare solemnly

[from Old French vou, from Latin vōtum a solemn promise, from vovēre to vow]

vower  n

vowless  adj

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"

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vow

verb

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

noun

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

Translations

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 ...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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vow

n vow [vau]

a solemn promise, especially one made to God The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows. eed نَذْر обет slib løfte; -løfte das Gelübte όρκος voto; promesa solemne tõotus سوگند vala vœu נֶדֶר शपथ zavjet eskü sumpah heit voto 誓い 맹세 priesaika zvērests; svinīgs solījums ikrar gelofte høytidelig løfte przysięga voto jurământ обет; клятва sľub svečana obljuba zavet löfte การสาบาน yemin, ant 誓言 обітниця, клятва عہد lời thề, lời nguyền 誓言

v

1 to make a solemn promise (that) He vowed that he would die rather than surrender. sweer يُنْذِر заклевам се přísahat sværge geloben ορκίζομαι hacer voto (de), pronunciar votos tõotama قسم خوردن vannoa jurer (de/que) 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 beloven avlegge et løfte, sverge przysięgać 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 přísahat sværge schwören ορκίζομαι για εκδίκηση, απειλώ jurar vanduma عهد کردن uhata jurer (de/que) לִנדוֹר נֶדֶר व्रत लेना, क़रार करना prijetiti fenyeget mengancam heita því að, sverja giurare 誓う 위협하다 prisiekti grasinant zvērēt; draudēt bersumpah zweren sverge przysiąc 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）