vow

take the vows of a nun.

vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

I vowed myself to this enterprise.

Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple.

She took a vow never to lend money to anyone again.

I vowed to do more of the cooking myself.

he vows to resign himself to her direction.

vowed they would never surrender.

People in some religious orders take a vow of celibacy.

My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.

She vowed that she would take the matter to court.

he vowed to put jobs at the top of his agenda.

They vowed to stick by one another no matter what happened.

He vowed he would never throw in the towel.

He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise.

The vower disavowed the vowels. The towboat is stowed with bestowed stone.