vow

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
2. A declaration or assertion.
3. (obsolete) A votive offering.

eed

gelofte

zweren

plechtig beloven

een eed afleggen

een gelofte afleggen

take an oath

give one’s word

solemn promise

take oath

give an undertaking

prayer

give one’s word to do

make an oath

make an agreement

share bed and board

say emphatically

declare solemnly

solemn declaration

vowed observance

charge strictly

say positively

prornise

allege

declaration of intention

make a contract

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/vaʊ/

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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