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vow
[ vou ]
noun
- a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment:
marriage vows; a vow of secrecy.
- a solemn promise made to a deity or saint committing oneself to an act, service, or condition.
- a solemn or earnest declaration.
verb (used with object)
- to make a vow of; promise by a vow, as to God or a saint:
to vow a crusade or a pilgrimage.
- to pledge or resolve solemnly to do, make, give, observe, etc.:
They vowed revenge.
- to declare solemnly or earnestly; assert emphatically (often followed by a clause as object):
She vowed that she would take the matter to court.
- to dedicate or devote by a vow:
to vow oneself to the service of God.
verb (used without object)
- to make a vow.
- to make a solemn or earnest declaration.
vow
/ 惫补蕣 /
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 vowsto 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
- tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive to pledge, promise, or undertake solemnly
he vowed to return
he vowed that he would continue
- tr to dedicate or consecrate to God, a deity, or a saint
- tr; usually takes a clause as object to assert or swear emphatically
- archaic.intr to declare solemnly
Derived Forms
- 藞惫辞飞濒别蝉蝉, adjective
- 藞惫辞飞别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 惫辞飞顎侥谤 noun
- 惫辞飞顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
- 耻苍路惫辞飞别诲顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of vow1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of vow1
Idioms and Phrases
- take vows, to enter a religious order or house.
Example Sentences
Poilievre had to fend off criticism from political rivals that he is "Trump lite", with his combative style, his vows to end "woke ideology", and willingness to take on the "global elite".
To you we pay our vows in Jerusalem.
Earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed that "India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers and we will pursue them to the ends of the Earth."
Border czar Tom Homan vowed to send federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to enforce an agreement known as a detainer, under which local officials hold individuals facing deportation.
More significantly, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has vowed a "strong response," pledging action not just against the perpetrators but also the masterminds behind the "nefarious acts" on Indian soil.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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