vow
21vow — 01. After waking up one morning in the alley behind a bar, he [vowed] never to touch alcohol again. 02. The young boys all made a [vow] to keep the location of their clubhouse a secret. 03. The brother of the girl who was murdered [vowed] to take …
22vow — vow1 [vau] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: vou, from Latin votum; VOTE2] 1.) a serious promise →↑oath ▪ Jim made a vow that he would find his wife s killer. keep/break a vow (=to do or not do what you promised) …
23vow — [[t]vaʊ[/t]] n. 1) a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy[/ex] 2) rel a solemn promise made to a deity or saint committing oneself to an act, service, or condition 3) a solemn or earnest declaration 4)… …
24vow — 1. noun a) A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a …
25vow — [[t]va͟ʊ[/t]] vows, vowing, vowed 1) VERB If you vow to do something, you make a serious promise or decision that you will do it. [V to inf] While many models vow to go back to college, few do... [V that] I solemnly vowed that someday I would… …
26vow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English vowe, from Anglo French vou, from Latin votum, from neuter of votus, past participle of vovēre to vow; akin to Greek euchesthai to pray, vow, Sanskrit vāghat sacrificer Date: 13th century a solemn promise or… …
27Vow — A promise made to God voluntarily; a solemn commitment to do or not do something, e.g. a vow of chastity taken after the death of wife or husband was not uncommon in the 13c and after. Monks took three vows: the vow to poverty was against the… …
28vow — A solemn promise made with a religious sanction. Jacob vowed that if God protected him he would give him a tenth of what he earned (Gen. 28:20–2). There were regulations about vows (Mal. 1:14) and a tariff of payments to accompany and validate… …
29vow — n. & v. n. 1 Relig. a solemn promise esp. in the form of an oath to God or another deity or to a saint. 2 (in pl.) the promises by which a monk or nun is bound to poverty, chastity, and obedience. 3 a promise of fidelity (lovers vows; marriage… …
30vow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. swear, take oath; vouch, af firm; pledge, promise; dedicate, devote; take vows. n. dedication, devotion; oath, swearing; pledge, promise; consecration. See affirmation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. promise …
