vow

noun · verbA1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

vows

1.
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 religious order.
The old hermit, up in the mountains, took a vow of silence.
2.
A declaration or assertion.
3.
(obsolete)A votive offering.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

vows

V_ing/Gerund

vowing

V_ed/pp

vowed

1.
(ambitransitive)To make a vow; to promise.
2.
(transitive)To make a vow regarding (something).
The wronged woman vowed revenge.
3.
To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
The rebels vowed to continue their fight.

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

break-vowsolemn vowdevote vote votive

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro Middle English vowe, voue, that from Old French vut, in turn from Latin vōtum (a promise, dedication, vow), from vovēre (to promise, vow). Not related to avow. vote.