vow
verb [T] /vaʊ/Definition
C2 to make a determined decision or promise to do something: [+ (that)] The guerrillas vowed (that) they would overthrow the government. [+ to infinitive] After the awful meals we had last Christmas, I vowed to do more of the cooking myself.Making and breaking promises and commitments
(Definition of vow verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bargain noun (AGREEMENT)
- broken adjective (NOT KEPT)
- commit verb (PROMISE)
- cross my heart (and hope to die) idiom
- deliver verb (PRODUCE)
- fink out phrasal verb
- oath noun (PROMISE)
- pact noun
- promise noun (SAY CERTAINLY)
- promise sb the earth/moon idiom
- promises, promises! idiom
- redeem verb (SATISFY)
- resolution noun (DECISION)
- so help me (God) idiom
- sworn adjective
- vouch for sth/sb phrasal verb
- vouch verb
- warrant verb (PROMISE)
- warranty noun
- welsh verb
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