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  • (föråldrada ord) vowe

Synonymer

Uttal

Översättning
Verb
1.ant içmek
2.yemin etmek

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
  2. A declaration or assertion.

Verb

  1. (ambitransitive) To make a vow; to promise.
  2. (transitive) To make a vow regarding (something).
  3. To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.

Exempel

  • The old hermit, up in the mountains, took a vow of silence.
  • Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – "profanity", "curses", "oaths" and "swearing" itself.
  • When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.
  • We do not vow that we will never sin, nor neglect a duty (nor ought we to do so).
  • The wronged woman vowed revenge.
  • The rebels vowed to continue their fight.

Böjningsformer

PerfektparticipvowedImperfektvowed
PresensparticipvowingPluralvows
Tredje person singular indicativ presensvowsTredje person singular indicativ presensvoweth

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