to vow

Examples

• All

• He vowed the US will accept no outcome but victory.

  Fair Game (2010)

• On April 2, 1578, the city council vowed to erect a monument thanking God for sparing the city.

  Academic text (2000)

• I solemnly vow to save myself for her.

  Kick-Ass (2010)

• St. Therese, I vow today to follow you in your little way.

  Household Saints (1993)

• Let us all vow to keep its mysteries safe.

  Academic text (2001)

• We vow our everlasting devotion.

  The Unholy (2021)

• If you do this with clear and recognizable signs, I vow to erect temples for you and initiate games in your honor.

  Risen (2016)

• Hua had vowed to uphold whatever policy decisions Chairman Mao made and unswervingly follow whatever instructions Chairman Mao had given.

• OK, so President Biden just vowed to lift this restriction, and now he's wavering because he realizes he's devastating his own party.

• I vow to always protect and cherish my family.

Synonyms

P

to promise

vsto vow

∞ 1.0

To say you will do something for sure

is specifically a solemn dedication to a deity or sacred purpose

S

to swear

vsto vow

• Formal

∞ 4.6

To make a serious promise, often in court

is for dedicating to a deity or sacred purpose rather than for asserting truth

C

to commit

vsto vow

706 3.4

To give time, money, or effort to something

is specifically a solemn promise dedicating to a deity, not general resource giving

C

to consecrate

vsto vow

• Formal

33 7.4

To make a place or person holy by a ceremony

dedicates by a solemn spoken promise rather than by a ritual

C

to covenant

vsto vow

• Formal

1 8.1

To make a formal written promise with another person or group

is a one-sided solemn dedication to a deity rather than a mutual agreement

Antonyms

D

to desecrate

44 8.1

To damage or show disrespect to a holy place, for example a grave

Phrasal Verbs

B

to break a vow

• Formal

1 5.0

To not keep a serious promise you made, often in a formal situation

How Sacred

to consecrate

• Formal

33 7.4

to vow

• Formal

13 4.6

to dedicate

284 3.7

to devote

465 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology