VOW


Meaning of VOW in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ solemn

▪ marriage , wedding

▪ monastic , religious , sacred

▪ final

She decided to leave the convent before taking her final ~s.

VERB + VOW

▪ make , take

He made a ~ to avenge his father's death.

▪ keep

She kept her ~ of silence until she died.

▪ break

Nothing will persuade me to break this ~.

▪ exchange

The couple exchanged ~s at the altar.

▪ renew

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

a ~ of poverty

PHRASES

▪ a ~ of celibacy , a ~ of chastity

He took a lifelong ~ of celibacy.

▪ a ~ of silence

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ quietly , silently

He silently ~ed vengeance on them all.

PREPOSITION

▪ to

She ~ed to herself that she would not show any emotion.

PHRASES

▪ ~ never to do sth

I ~ed never to drink so much again.

▪ ~ revenge , ~ revenge against sb , ~ revenge on sb

Vow is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ revenge , ↑ vengeance

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