vowing
present participle ofvow
vow
verb[T]
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to make adetermineddecisionorpromiseto do something:
[+ (that)]Theguerrillasvowed(that)they wouldoverthrowthegovernment.
[+ to infinitive]After theawfulmealswe had lastChristmas, I vowedtodo more of thecookingmyself.
to promise someone something
- promiseI promise that I'll be home before dark.
- guaranteeI can't guarantee that the operation will be successful.
- give (someone) your wordHe gave me his word that the job would be finished on time.
- assure"Don't worry, your car will be ready tomorrow", the mechanic assured him.
- swearI didn't know what happened, I swear.
- pledgeWe are asking people to pledge their support for our campaign.
- From thatdayon, she vowed never totrusthim again.
- After alengthyandpainfuldivorce, she vowed never toremarry.
- She has vowed tostandby herhusbandduring histrial.
- She has vowed toremaintrueto thepresidentwhateverhappens.
- Tamir, one of severalsonsof theexiledruler, vowed he wouldliberatehiscountryfrom thetyrant.
Making & breaking promises & commitments
- be on your honouridiom
- bond
- breach
- cross my heart (and hope to die)idiom
- deliver
- fink
- go back onsomething
- Hippocratic oath
- honour
- keep (herself) toherselfidiom
- promise
- renege
- so help me (God)idiom
- swear
- uncommitted
- undertake
- unkept
- vouch forsomething/someone
- warranty
- welch
Examplesofvowing
vowing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
He was pardoned only after officiallyvowingto refrain from political commentary or activity.
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When he does so, he isvowingnot only to her, but to the freedom he yearns for and believes in as a possible outcome for his benighted life.
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Whilevowingundying love for them, he was having the scaffolds erected.
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The bartender and cocktail waitress remember them, and they all tell tales of lost love in the past,vowingto give up dating.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He flees the frame-up as the police arrive,vowingto avenge her death.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Stears grew disenchanted with the franchisevowingnever to do another one.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His vanity wounded, he throws a fit and destroys the portrait,vowingvengeance upon the duchess.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His evil self is very aggressive and hateful, seeing subjects like friendship and kindness as weaknesses,vowingto destroy them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He eventually spurns her,vowingto not leave his wife.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Vowingto become a filmmaker, he was, however, faced with opposition from his parents.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was ejected from the council for turning dreams into nightmares, and transformed himself into a monster,vowingvengeance.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As he watched the academy burn, those around him heard his wordsvowingto rebuild the campus.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Despite the remaining membersvowingto continue on, the band later disbanded.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He rejected itvowingthat he would not sign over the country.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Horton surmises that a small person lives on the speck and places it on a clover,vowingto protect it.
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- bespeak
- bespectacled
- be spoiling for a fight
- be-spoiling-for-a-fight
- be spoilt for choice
- be-spoilt-for-choice
- bespoke
- bespoke tailor
- bespoke-tailor
- best
- best actor
- best advice
- best album
- be-staring-at
- be staring at something
- be staring at sth
- be-staring-at-sth
- best athlete
- be/stay/keep one jump ahead
- be-stay-keep-one-jump-ahead
- best bargain
- best-before date
- best-before-date
- best bet