vow

«vow» in Mova's school dictionary: a serious promise, often a solemn or religious one — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a vow, vows); verb (vow, vows, vowed, vowing)

meaning for a pupil

1) A vow is a serious promise, often a solemn or religious one. tree →

2) To vow is to promise firmly that you will do something. tree →

3) (church) Wedding vows are the promises a couple make when they marry; monks and nuns take vows to God. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a hero vows to rescue a friend; in religious education monks and nuns take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. At weddings the couple exchange vows. Phrases: «take a vow», «make a vow», «break a vow», «wedding vows», «vow to do something».

examples

• The knight made a vow to protect the king. tree →
• She vowed never to tell the secret. tree →
• At the wedding they said their vows. tree →
• The monks took vows of silence. tree →
• I vowed to practise the piano every day. tree →
• Breaking a vow is a serious thing. tree →
• The friends vowed to stay in touch. tree →
• Indeed, I have made a vow never again to leave Bagdad." tree →

note

Noun and regular verb, past «vowed». Pronunciation rhymes with «now». Stronger and more solemn than an ordinary «promise». Do not confuse with «vowel» (a, e, i, o, u).

In the corpora

• "It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfil it" (Ecclesiastes 5:5).
• I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow a vow unto Me.
• And if a woman vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath,
• But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
• And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «vow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.