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noun
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.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make a vow of; promise by a vow, as to God or a saint: to vow a crusade or a pilgrimage.
5.
to pledge or resolve solemnly to do, make, give, observe, etc.: They vowed revenge.
6.
to declare solemnly or earnestly; assert emphatically (often followed by a clause as object): She vowed that she would take the matter to court.
7.
to dedicate or devote by a vow: to vow oneself to the service of God.
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verb (used without object)
Idiom8.
to make a vow.
9.
to make a solemn or earnest declaration.
10.
take vows, to enter a religious order or house.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French vo(u) < Latin vōtum, neuter of vōtus, past participle of vovēre to vow
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French vo(u) < Latin vōtum, neuter of vōtus, past participle of vovēre to vow
Related forms
vow·er, noun
vow·less, adjective
un·vowed, adjective
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- Making a public vow is a time-honored way to stick to one's commitments.
- It is a vow that will be hard to keep, except as part of a broad effort to improve life in the world's expanding slums.
- Vow not to dwell or talk about how much you will miss your child--he or she will pick up on your anxiety.
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Word Origin & History
vow
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. vou, from L. votum "a vow, wish, promise, dedication," noun use of neut. of votus, pp. of vovere "to promise solemnly, pledge, dedicate, vow," from PIE base *ewegwh- "to speak solemnly, vow" (cf. Skt. vaghat- "one who offers a sacrifice;" Gk. eukhe "vow, wish," eukhomai
EXPAND"I pray"). The verb is attested from c.1300, from O.Fr. vouer.
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vow
sacred voluntary promise to dedicate oneself or members of one's family or community to a special obligation that goes beyond usual social or religious requirements.
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