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vow

/ˈvaʊ/VOW
/ˈvaʊ/VOW

Meaninga promise

Common meaning: a solemn promise

Journey through time

  1. Latinvoveō, vōtum‘to promise solemnly to a god’
  2. Old Frenchvousource
  3. Middle Englishvowsource
  4. Englishvow‘a solemn promise’ · today

vow also in: votedevotevotive

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin voveō ‘to promise solemnly to a god’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry voveō, p. 2015 · dictionary scan

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