| query | A v__ is a serious promise or decision to do a particular thing.A vow is a serious promise or decision to do a particular thing. I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future. I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme. |
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| word | vow |
| full-definition | verb If you vow to do something, you make a serious promise or decision that you will do it. While many models vow to go back to college, few do. I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe. 'I'll kill him,' she vowed. They have vowed a quick and decisive response. noun A vow is a serious promise or decision to do a particular thing. I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future. I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme. Vows are a particular set of serious promises, such as the promises two people make when they are getting married . I took my marriage vows and kept them. ...a nun who had taken final vows. He had broken his vow of poverty. |
| inflections | vowsvowingvowed |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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