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Word entry · 3 letters

vow

Best crossword clue

"Formal promise"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /vaʊ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ovwStarts with VEnds with W4 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. make a vow; promise

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • The old hermit, up in the mountains, took a vow of silence.
  • There are also waxen vows, that represent other parts of the body mixed with them; but of these there are few in comparison of the number of the Priapi.
  • When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01Formal promise3 letters
02Promise at an altar3 letters
03Wedding promise3 letters
04Wedding pledge3 letters

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