vow

• Nom désignant une promesse solennelle, un engagement ou un serment, souvent fait dans un contexte formel ou religieux.

A noun referring to a solemn promise, pledge, or commitment, often made in a formal or religious context.

1. Formal promiseB2formal

   A solemn promise or commitment, often made in a religious or legal context.

   vœu (promesse solennelle)

   • They exchanged wedding vows in the church.
   • He made a vow to never lie again.
   • The monks took a vow of silence.

   Synonymesassurancebondcommitmentcovenantoathpledgepromise

2. Personal pledgeB2formal

   A strong personal commitment to do something.

   Engagement personnel solennel

   • She made a vow to herself to study harder.
   • He kept his vow to help the poor.
   • Breaking a vow is considered dishonorable in many cultures.

   Synonymesassurancecommitmentcovenantoathpledgepromiseword

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de faire une promesse solennelle ou un engagement, souvent dans un contexte formel ou religieux.

A verb used to indicate the act of making a solemn promise or commitment, often in a formal or religious context.

1. Make a solemn promiseB2formal

   To make a serious and binding promise or commitment, often in a formal or religious context.

   Faire un vœu solennel

   • They vowed to love and cherish each other forever.
   • He vowed to never repeat the same mistake.
   • The knight vowed to protect the kingdom at all costs.

   Synonymescovenantpledgeplightpromiseswearundertake

2. Swear or declareB2formal

   To declare or assert something with strong conviction.

   Jurer, promettre solennellement

   • She vowed that she would find the truth.
   • He vowed to the court that his testimony was accurate.
   • They vowed to stand by their decision no matter what.

   Synonymesaffirmassertavowdeclarepledgeprofesspromiseswear