Definition of vow
:a solemn promise or assertion;
specifically
:one by which a person is bound to an act, service, or condition
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The monks take a vow of silence.
The bride and groom exchanged vows.
The mayor made a vow to reduce crime.
Recent Examples of vow from the Web
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One of those contractors, Jesse Brown, was reinstated last week despite a vow from Farkas earlier this month that Brown would never work for the city again.
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The couple's officiant, the Very Vocal Viking, asked them to repeat vows after him.
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The couple exchanged vows at their version of a Disney wedding in Bellingham, Wash.
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But in his first White House call with Mexico's president, Trump described his vow to charge Mexico as a growing political problem, pressuring the Mexican leader to stop saying publicly that his government would never pay.
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Orbán’s recent decision to speak out about Hungary’s culpability in the Holocaust along with his vow to Netanyahu to fight anti-Semitism in the country today is notable by comparison.
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I am always reminded of the story from Saint Faustina’s diary about the women renewing their religious vows.
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However, the man who was once earning £600k-a-year has now taken a vow of poverty after being ordained as Fr Mulryne in Dublin on Saturday.
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The advertisement opens in a pastoral setting, with a bride and a groom about to take their vows.
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Origin and Etymology of vow
Middle English vowe, from Anglo-French vou, from Latin votum, from neuter of votus, past participle of vovēre to vow; akin to Greek euchesthai to pray, vow, Sanskrit vāghat sacrificer
vow Synonyms
Synonyms
oath, pledge, troth, promise, wordRelated Words
appointment, arrangement, commitment, engagement, obligation; agreement, compact, contract, covenant; assurance, guarantee, guaranty, undertaking; bail, bond, deposit, gage, pawn, security, token, warrantyRecent Examples of vow from the Web
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday vowed to never uproot any West Bank settlement — just days after a White House envoy was in the region trying to restart peace talks with the Palestinians.
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Tobi Randles and Brad Mares exchanged vows in front of about 40 of their closest friends — and thousands of strangers — on Klipsch's VIP deck just before Zac Brown took the stage.
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Jon has already vowed to bend the knee, and Dany's fallen for the King in the North's infectious brooding, as evidenced by that bed scene at the end of last week's episode.
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The company arrived in Cabarrus County in 2014 with great fanfare, vowing to create hundreds of jobs through its revolutionary energy-storage technology.
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At his swearing-in ceremony, Smith vowed to continue Forté’s work with the community.
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Richard B. Spencer, a white nationalist leader who participated in the weekend’s demonstrations and vowed to flood Charlottesville with similar protests in the coming weeks, was equally encouraged.
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Differences between moderates and conservatives torpedoed the GOP’s attempts to repeal Obamacare, something Republicans have vowed to do for years.
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Macron vowed during his presidential campaign to implement many of them, and earned a mandate to do just that when his party, La République En Marche, won an overwhelming majority in the country’s legislative elections.
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First Known Use of vow
14th century
Recent Examples of vow from the Web
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday vowed to never uproot any West Bank settlement — just days after a White House envoy was in the region trying to restart peace talks with the Palestinians.
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Tobi Randles and Brad Mares exchanged vows in front of about 40 of their closest friends — and thousands of strangers — on Klipsch's VIP deck just before Zac Brown took the stage.
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Jon has already vowed to bend the knee, and Dany's fallen for the King in the North's infectious brooding, as evidenced by that bed scene at the end of last week's episode.
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The company arrived in Cabarrus County in 2014 with great fanfare, vowing to create hundreds of jobs through its revolutionary energy-storage technology.
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At his swearing-in ceremony, Smith vowed to continue Forté’s work with the community.
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Richard B. Spencer, a white nationalist leader who participated in the weekend’s demonstrations and vowed to flood Charlottesville with similar protests in the coming weeks, was equally encouraged.
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Differences between moderates and conservatives torpedoed the GOP’s attempts to repeal Obamacare, something Republicans have vowed to do for years.
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Macron vowed during his presidential campaign to implement many of them, and earned a mandate to do just that when his party, La République En Marche, won an overwhelming majority in the country’s legislative elections.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vow.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of vow
Middle English, short for avowen
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vowed;
vowing
:to make a solemn promise :swear
- He vowed to follow all the rules.
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