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vow
[ vou ]
/ vaÊ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to make a vow.
to make a solemn or earnest declaration.
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Idioms about vow
take vows, to enter a religious order or house.
Origin of vow
1250â1300; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French vo(u) <Latin vĆtum, neuter of vĆtus, past participle of vovÄre to vow
OTHER WORDS FROM vow
vower, nounvowless, adjectiveun·vowed, adjectiveWords nearby vow
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How to use vow in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for vow
vow
/ (vaÊ) /
noun
a solemn or earnest pledge or promise binding the person making it to perform a specified act or behave in a certain way
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
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
verb
Derived forms of vow
vower, nounvowless, adjectiveWord Origin for vow
C13: from Old French vou, from Latin vĆtum a solemn promise, from vovÄre to vow
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