English abbreviation dictionary - vow
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~1 n a serious promise (marriage vows | vow to do sth) (a vow to avenge his brother's death | take/make a vow) (She made a vow never to tell anybody what she had heard. | keep/break a vow (=do or not do what you promised) | vow of silence (=a promise made to God that you will never speak again)) (monks who take the vow of silence | under a vow of (=having promised to do something)) (nuns under the vow of chastity) ~2 v 1 especially literary to make a serious promise to yourself or someone else (vow to do sth) (He vowed to kill his wife's lover. | vow (that)) (I vowed that I would never drink again.) 2 formal to make a religious promise that you will give something to God, the church etc ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(vows, vowing, vowed) 1. 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. VERB: V to-inf, V that, V with quote, V n 2. 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... N-COUNT: oft N to-inf, N that 3. Vows are a particular set of serious promises, such as the promises two people make when they are getting married. He had broken his vow of poverty. N-COUNT: usu pl, with supp ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French vou, from Latin votum, from neuter of votus, past participle of vovere to ~; akin to Greek euchesthai to pray, ~, Sanskrit vaghat sacrificer Date: 13th century a solemn promise or assertion; specifically one by which a person is bound to an act, service, or condition II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to promise solemnly ; swear 2. to bind or consecrate by a ~ intransitive verb to make a ~ • ~er noun III. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, short for a~en Date: 14th century a~, declare ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 Relig. a solemn promise esp. in the form of an oath to God or another deity or to a saint. 2 (in pl.) the promises by which a monk or nun is bound to poverty, chastity, and obedience. 3 a promise of fidelity (lovers' vows; marriage vows). 4 (usu. as baptismal vows) the promises given at baptism by the baptized person or by sponsors. --v.tr. 1 promise solemnly (vowed obedience). 2 dedicate to a deity. 3 (also absol.) archaic declare solemnly. Phrases and idioms under a vow having made a vow. Etymology: ME f. AF v(o)u, OF vo(u), f. L (as VOTE): (v.) f. OF vouer, in sense 2 partly f. AVOW ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. обет; клятва; зарок, торжественное обещание lovers' vows —- клятвы в верности (влюбленных) the marriage vow —- брачный обет to break a vow —- нарушить обет (клятву) to make a vow —- дать обет (клятву, зарок) to exchange vows —- поклясться друг другу в верности to be under a vow (to be bound by a vow) to do smth. —- поклясться сделать что-л. I am under a vow to drink no wine —- я дал зарок не пить вина 2. монашеский обет (также monastic vow) the vow of chastity —- обет безбрачия to take the vows —- постричься в монахи, принять монашество 3. редк. мольба, молитва 4. редк. мечта, страстное желание 5. давать обет, клятву, зарок; клясться, торжественно обещать to vow celibacy —- дать обет безбрачия to vow vengeance against smb. —- поклясться отомстить кому-л. 6. торжественно обещать the king vowed an abbey to God for the victory —- король дал богу обет выстроить аббатство в случае победы 7. (to) посвящать (кому-л., чему-л.); обрекать to vow oneself to a life of self-sacrifice —- посвятить себя служению другим 8. провозглашать, торжественно заявлять she vowed that she was delighted —- она заявила, что очень рада to vow and protest —- клятвенно заверять; клясться всеми святыми to vow and declare —- торжественно обещать; дать торжественное обещание; торжественно провозгласить ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun обет, клятва; to be under a vow - быть связанным клятвой; to make/take a vow - дать клятву - take the vows 2. v. давать обет; клясться (в чем-л.) ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. vou, from L. votum "a vow, wish, promise, dedication," noun use of neut. of votus, pp. of vovere "to promise solemnly, pledge, dedicate, vow." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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