English-Thai Dictionary
vow
N การสาบาน promise kan-sa-ban
vow
VI ให้ คำปฏิญา ณ สัญญา ว่า จะ ทำ สิ่งใด promise swear hai-kam-pa-ti-yan
vow
VT สาบาน swear sa-ban
vow
VT ให้ คำปฏิญา ณ สัญญา ว่า จะ ทำ สิ่งใด promise swear hai-kam-pa-ti-yan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
VOW
n. 1. A solemn promisemade to God, or by a pagan to his deity. The Roman generals when they went to war, sometimes made a vow that they would build a temple to some favorite deity, if he would give them victory. A vow is a promise of something to be given or done hereafter.
A person is constituted a religious by taking three vows, of chastity, of poverty, and of obedience. Among the Isrealites, the vows of children were not binding, unless ratified by the express or tacit consent of their father. Numbers 3 :2-15.
2. A solemn promise; as the vows of unchangeable love and fidelity. In a moral and religious sense, vows are promises to God, as they appeal to God to witness their sincerity, and the violation of them is a most heinous offense.
VOW
v.t. 1. To give, consecrate or dedicate to God by a solemn promise. When Jacob went to Mesopotamia, he vowed to God a tenth of this substance, and his own future devotion to his service. Genesis 28:2 -22.
When thou vowest a vow, defer not to pay it. Ecclesiastes 5:4.
2. To devote.
VOW
v.i.To make vows or solemn promises. He that vows, must be careful to perform.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
VOW
Vow, n. Etym: [OE. vou, OF. vou, veu, vo, vu, F. v, from L. votum, from vovere, to vow. Cf. Avow, Devout, Vote. ]
1. A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, for a longer or shorter time, to some act, service, or condition; a devotion of one's possessions; as, a baptismal vow; a vow of poverty. "Nothing. .. that may. .. stain my vow of Nazarite. " Milton. I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow. 2 Sam. xv. 7. I am combined by a sacred vow. Shak.
2. Specifically, a promise of fidelity; a pledge of love or affection; as, the marriage vow. Knights of love, who never broke their vow; Firm to their plighted faith. Dryden.
VOW
Vow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vowing. ] Etym: [OE. vouen, OF. vouer, voer, F. vouer, LL. votare. See Vow, n.]
1. To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity, by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly. "When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it. " Eccl. v. 4. [Men ] that vow a long and weary pilgrimage. Shak.
2. To assert solemnly; to asseverate.
VOW
VOW Vow, v. i.
Defn: To make a vow, or solemn promise. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Eccl. v. 5.
New American Oxford Dictionary
vow
vow |vou vaʊ | ▶noun a solemn promise. • (vows ) a set of such promises committing one to a prescribed role, calling, or course of action, typically to marriage or a monastic career. ▶verb 1 [ reporting verb ] solemnly promise to do a specified thing: [ with clause ] : he vowed that his government would not tolerate a repeat of the disorder | [ with direct speech ] : one fan vowed, “I'll picket every home game. ” 2 [ with obj. ] archaic dedicate to someone or something, esp. a deity: I vowed myself to this enterprise. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French vou, from Latin votum (see vote ); the verb from Old French vouer .
Oxford Dictionary
vow
vow |vaʊ | ▶noun a solemn promise. • (vows ) a set of solemn promises committing one to a prescribed role, calling, or course of action, typically to marriage or a monastic career: the vows of celibacy. ▶verb 1 [ reporting verb ] solemnly promise to do a specified thing: [ with infinitive ] : the rebels vowed to continue fighting | [ with clause ] : I vowed that my family would never go hungry | [ with direct speech ] : ‘never again! ’ he vowed. 2 [ with obj. ] archaic dedicate to someone or something, especially a deity: I vowed myself to this enterprise. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French vou, from Latin votum (see vote ); the verb is from Old French vouer .
American Oxford Thesaurus
vow
vow noun a vow of silence: oath, pledge, promise, bond, covenant, commitment, avowal, profession, affirmation, attestation, assurance, guarantee; word, word of honor; formal troth. ▶verb I vowed to do better: swear, pledge, promise, avow, undertake, engage, make a commitment, give one's word, guarantee; archaic plight.
Oxford Thesaurus
vow
vow noun the monks had taken a vow of silence: oath, pledge, promise, bond, covenant, commitment, avowal, profession, sworn statement, affirmation, attestation, assurance, word, word of honour, guarantee; archaic troth; rare asseveration, averment. ▶verb I vowed to do better: swear, swear /state under oath, swear on the Bible, take an oath, pledge, promise, affirm, avow, undertake, give an undertaking, engage, commit, commit oneself, make a commitment, give one's word, give one's word of honour, give an assurance, guarantee; Law depose, make a deposition, bind oneself; archaic plight, asseverate. WORD LINKS vow votive relating to a vow Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
vow
vow /vaʊ / (! -owは /aʊ /) 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 «…するという /…の » (神かけての )誓い , 厳粛な約束 «to do /of » ▸ be under a vow of silence 決して他言しないという誓いをしている ▸ take [make ] a vow 誓いを立てる ▸ I kept [broke ] my private vow never to drink again .二度と飲酒をしないという個人的誓いを守った [破った ].2 〖通例 ～s 〗(結婚や修道生活に入るに際して行う )誓願 ▸ take marriage vows 結婚の誓約をする ▸ take vows 修道生活に入る .動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 ｟主に文 ｠〖～ to do /that節 〗…すると […ということを ]誓う , 厳粛に約束する ;｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と誓う (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 );｟ かたく ｠…を誓う ▸ The boy vowed to follow his father's counsel .その少年は父親の助言に従うと誓った ▸ I vowed that I would not shed a tear from then on .私はそれ以後涙を一滴たりとも流さないと誓った ▸ He vowed , “I shall return. ”彼は 「私は戻ってくる 」と誓った ▸ vow obedience to A Aに服従を誓う .2 ｟かたく ｠(誓いを立てて ) «…に » …をささげる «to » ▸ vow oneself [be vowed ] to a life of self-sacrifice 自己犠牲の生涯に身をささげる .3 ｟古 ｠〖～ that節 〗…と断言する (assert ).自動詞 誓う .
The Wordsmith Dictionary