Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to vow
Participle: vowed
Gerund: vowing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | vow |
| you | vow |
| he;she;it | vows |
| we | vow |
| you | vow |
| they | vow |
Perfect
| I | have vowed |
| you | have vowed |
| he;she;it | has vowed |
| we | have vowed |
| you | have vowed |
| they | have vowed |
Past
| I | vowed |
| you | vowed |
| he;she;it | vowed |
| we | vowed |
| you | vowed |
| they | vowed |
Pluperfect
| I | had vowed |
| you | had vowed |
| he;she;it | had vowed |
| we | had vowed |
| you | had vowed |
| they | had vowed |
Future
| I | will vow |
| you | will vow |
| he;she;it | will vow |
| we | will vow |
| you | will vow |
| they | will vow |
Future Perfect
| I | will have vowed |
| you | will have vowed |
| he;she;it | will have vowed |
| we | will have vowed |
| you | will have vowed |
| they | will have vowed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | vow |
| you | vow |
| he;she;it | vow |
| we | vow |
| you | vow |
| they | vow |
Perfect
| I | have vowed |
| you | have vowed |
| he;she;it | have vowed |
| we | have vowed |
| you | have vowed |
| they | have vowed |
Imperfect
| I | vowed |
| you | vowed |
| he;she;it | vowed |
| we | vowed |
| you | vowed |
| they | vowed |
Pluperfect
| I | had vowed |
| you | had vowed |
| he;she;it | had vowed |
| we | had vowed |
| you | had vowed |
| they | had vowed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would vow |
| you | would vow |
| he;she;it | would vow |
| we | would vow |
| you | would vow |
| they | would vow |
Perfect
| I | would have vowed |
| you | would have vowed |
| he;she;it | would have vowed |
| we | would have vowed |
| you | would have vowed |
| they | would have vowed |
Imperative
| you | vow |
| we | Let's vow |
| you | vow |
Verbs conjugated like 'vow'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'vow'
avow,
bow,
cow,
dow,
low,
mow,
row,
sow,
tow,
vom,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1297, from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. vou, from L. votum "a vow, wish, promise, dedication," noun use of neut. of votus, pp. of vovere "to promise solemnly, pledge, dedicate, vow," from PIE base *ewegwh- "to speak solemnly, vow" (cf. Skt. vaghat- "one who offers a sacrifice;" Gk. eukhe "vow, wish," eukhomai "I pray"). The verb is attested from c.1300, from O.Fr. vouer.
2. Inherited from Middle English vowe, voue, that from Old French vut, in turn from Latin vōtum (“a promise, dedication, vow”), from vovēre (“to promise, vow”). Not related to avow. Doublet of vote.
Verbs referencing "vow"
Ido vovar.
Sample Sentences
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[...] as in a Hindoo temple—I recognise the worst among the enemies of Heaven and Earth, who turn the water at the marriage feasts of this poor world, not into wine, but gall. And if there must be people vowed to crush the harmless fancies and the love of innocent delights and gaieties, which are a part of human nature: as much a part of it as any other love or hope that is our common portion: let them, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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At length the stillness of midnight settled down over the house. Legree, cursing his ill luck, and vowing dire vengeance on the morrow, went to bed.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)