FluentPlex

vow

/vaʊ/ verb C2
  1. To make a vow; to promise.
  2. To make a vow regarding (something). (transitive) · The wronged woman vowed revenge.
  3. To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation. · The rebels vowed to continue their fight.

He/she/it vows · Past vowed · Past participle vowed · -ing form vowing

+ Save to review

Verb forms

Base form
vow
He/she/it
vows
Past
vowed
Past participle
vowed
-ing form
vowing

From the library

It just means vowing and promising solemnly.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 84 · C1
A Solemn Vow and Promise
Anne of Green Gables, p. 80 · C1
Not a soul in Avonlea knows it but us, and we pledged a solemn vow never to reveal it to anyone else.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 142 · C1
I can’t tell you the person’s name because I have vowed never to let it cross my lips.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 159 · C1

Other matches

Learn vow in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.