vow
[ vou ]
/ vaʊ /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to make a vow.
to make a solemn or earnest declaration.
Idioms for vow
take vows,
to enter a religious order or house.
Origin of vow
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French
vo(u) < Latin
vōtum, neuter of
vōtus, past participle of
vovēre to vow
OTHER WORDS FROM vow
vow·er, noun vow·less, adjective un·vowed, adjectiveWords nearby vow
Example sentences from the Web for vow
British Dictionary definitions for vow
vow
/ (vaʊ) /
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, noun vowless, adjectiveWord Origin for vow
C13: from Old French
vou, from Latin
vōtum a solemn promise, from
vovēre to vow