Vow Definition
vou
vowed, vowing, vows
noun
vows
A solemn promise or pledge, esp. one made to God or a god, dedicating oneself to an act, service, or way of life.
Webster's New World
A solemn promise of love and fidelity.
Marriage vows.
Webster's New World
A solemn affirmation or assertion.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- profession
- pledge
- asseveration
- solemn assertion
- affiance
- promise
- word of honor
- word
- warrant
- solemn word
- plight
- guaranty
- guarantee
- engagement
- covenant
verb
vowed, vowing, vows
To promise solemnly.
Webster's New World
To make a pledge or threat to undertake.
Vowing revenge on their persecutors.
American Heritage
To declare emphatically, earnestly, or solemnly.
Webster's New World
To make a solemn resolution to do, get, etc.
Webster's New World
To make a vow.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
take vows
- to make the vows required for formal entrance into a religious order or community
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Vow
Origin of Vow
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From Middle English, from Old French vut, from Latin votum (“a promise, dedication, vow"), from vovere (“to promise, vow").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English vou from Old French from Latin vōtum vote
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Short for avow
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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