vow
vow Lexical Profile
vow Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment to do a specified thing or to live by a certain standard.
"She made a quiet vow to always support her younger brother's education."
A set of formal promises binding a person to a prescribed mode of life, especially in marriage or a religious order.
"The bride and groom wrote their own wedding vows for the ceremony."
• verb
To solemnly promise or firmly resolve to do a specified thing.
"After the poorly organized trip, the travelers vowed never to use that agency again."
To dedicate or consecrate to a deity, saint, or sacred service by a solemn pledge.
"In medieval times, the young nobleman was vowed to monastic life by his family."
• Rhymes for vow
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English vou, borrowed from Old French vou (modern vœu), from Latin votum ('a promise to a god, solemn pledge, wish'), the noun use of the past participle of vovere ('to promise solemnly').