n.

1. An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order: take the vows of a nun.
2. A declaration or assertion.

v., vowed, vow·ing, vows.

v.tr.

1. To promise solemnly; pledge. See synonyms at promise.
2. To make a pledge or threat to undertake: vowing revenge on their persecutors.

v.intr.

To make a vow; promise.

[Middle English vou, from Old French, from Latin vōtum. See vote.]

vower vow'er n.
vow² (vou)
tr.v.

To declare or assert: “Well, I vow it is as fine a boy as ever was seen!” (Henry Fielding).

[Short for AVOW.]

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noun

A declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing: assurance, covenant, engagement, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, plight², promise, solemn word, warrant, word, word of honor. See obligation.

verb

To guarantee by a solemn promise: covenant, pledge, plight², promise, swear. Idioms: give one's word of honor. See agree/disagree, obligation.

n

Definition: promise
Antonyms: breach, break

v

Definition: make a solemn promise
Antonyms: disavow

v, n

Definition: promise
Antonyms: breach, break

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IN BRIEF: A solemn promise.

I vow to never hurt any animal intentionally.

Quotes:

"Vows are made in storms and forgotten in calm weather." - Thomas Fuller

"A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble which can only uplift the man who makes the resolve." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Personally, I hold that a man, who deliberately and intelligently takes a pledge and then breaks it, forfeits his manhood." - Mahatma Gandhi

"A vow is a snare for sin." - Samuel Johnson

"We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot." - Abraham Lincoln

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - løfte, ægteskabsløfte
v. tr. - sværge, love, aflægge løfte om
v. intr. - aflægge løfte

2.
v. tr. - erklære, sværge på, forsikre

Nederlands (Dutch)
gelofte afleggen, plechtig beloven, bekennen/ verklaren, gelofte, eed

Français (French)
1.
n. - v¯u, serment, (Relig) v¯ux (npl), serments (du mariage)
v. tr. - faire v¯u de, jurer de faire
v. intr. - jurer, faire serment de, faire promesse de, faire v¯u de

2.
v. tr. - déclarer, affirmer

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Gelübde, Gelöbnis
v. - geloben

2.
v. - erklären, feststellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τάμα, τάξιμο, υπόσχεση, (ιερός) όρκος
v. - διακηρύττω, ορκίζομαι, υπόσχομαι με όρκο, αφιερώνω, διαβεβαιώνω, εγγυώμαι

Italiano (Italian)
far voto di, voto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - voto (m), juramento (m)
v. - votar, jurar, fazer voto ou juramento (de)

Русский (Russian)
давать обет, провозглашать, посвящать

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - voto, promesa
v. tr. - jurar, prometer, comprometerse a
v. intr. - afirmar, aseverar

2.
v. tr. - dedicar algo a alguien, declarar, afirmar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ed, heligt löfte
v. - lova, svära

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 誓约, 立誓, 起誓要, 起誓, 承认, 发誓

2. 公开宣布

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 誓約
v. tr. - 立誓, 起誓要
v. intr. - 起誓, 承認, 發誓

2.
v. tr. - 公開宣佈

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 맹세, 서약, 맹세의 내용
v. tr. - ~을 맹세하다, 서약하다, 맹세코 ~하겠다고 말하다
v. intr. - 서약하다, 단언하다

2.
v. tr. - 선언하다, 강력히 주장하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 誓い, 誓約
v. - 誓う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نذر, عهد (فعل) نذر, اخذ على نفسه عهدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נדר, הבטחה חגיגית, הצהרה‬
v. tr. - ‮הבטיח חגיגית, הקדיש לאלוהות‬
v. intr. - ‮התחייב, נשבע, נדר‬
v. tr. - ‮הצהיר, הבטיח חגיגית‬

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