Meaning

3 senses

  1. (ambitransitive)To make a vow; to promise.

    schwören, geloben

    кля́стьсяkljástʹsja, покля́стьсяpokljástʹsja, присяга́тьprisjagátʹ

    кля́стисяkljástysja, клясти́сяkljastýsja

    make a vow; promise

  2. (transitive)To make a vow regarding (something).

    The wronged woman vowed revenge.

    dedicate to a deity by a vow

  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.

    sich dazu erklärt haben

    кля́стьсяkljástʹsja, покля́стьсяpokljástʹsja, обеща́тьobeščátʹ

Examples

120 sentences

  1. Tom has vowed to do that.

    Том поклявся зробити це. — deniko

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  2. Tom vowed he'd never do that.

    Том поклявся, що нікого цього не робитиме. — deniko

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  3. Tom vowed to rescue Mary.

    Том поклявся спасти Мері. — deniko

    ruТом поклялся спасти Мэри. — sharptoothed

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  4. Tom vowed to keep fighting.

    Том поклявся продовжувати боротьбу. — deniko

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  5. Tom vowed revenge.

    Том поклявся помститися. — deniko

    ruТом поклялся отомстить. — Wezel

    deTom schwor Rache. — wolfgangth

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to make a vow:
Русский
By meaning 1
to make a vow:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to make a vow:
to declare publicly that one made a vow:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English vowe, voue, that from Old French vut, in turn from Latin vōt

Inherited from Middle English vowe, voue, that from Old French vut, in turn from Latin vōtum (“a promise, dedication, vow”), from vovēre (“to promise, vow”). Not related to avow. Doublet of vote.

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Forms

vows, vowing, vowed, vowed
Base formvow · to vow
3rd person singularvows
Present participlevowing
Past simplevowed
Past participlevowed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyvow
he, she, itvows

Past simpleLesson

all personsvowed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave vowed
he, she, ithas vowed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill vow

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words
RelateddevoteB2voteB1votivevower
Deriveddevowrevow

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
vouchvouchervowelB1voyageB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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