take vows
宣誓,立誓,发誓,誓言
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Definitions
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- : a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy.
- : a solemn promise made to a deity or saint committing oneself to an act, service, or condition.
- : a solemn or earnest declaration.
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- : to make a vow of; promise by a vow, as to God or a saint: to vow a crusade or a pilgrimage.
- : to pledge or resolve solemnly to do, make, give, observe, etc.: They vowed revenge.
- : to declare solemnly or earnestly; assert emphatically: She vowed that she would take the matter to court.
- : to dedicate or devote by a vow: to vow oneself to the service of God.
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Examples
We thank the Council for their action today, as we all reaffirm our vow that hate has no place in the District of Columbia.
Encouraged by a friend, I wrote and asked if, while she stayed with us, the justice might consider officiating over a brief ceremony to renew our marriage vows.
As major drug companies prepare a public vow to adhere to the most rigorous vaccine safety standards, watch for a fringe-driven conversation against vaccines to accelerate.
Katelyn Stanis, owner of vow writing company Wedding Words, had to cut her own guest list down from 100 to 15.
In addition to being a part of the strange club of 2020 brides, Stanis knows what it’s like to be on both sides of the bridal party––after all, she’s a professional wedding vow and speechwriter.
Kenyatta made a Bush-like vow to continue the war on Al-Shabab, saying, “We will not flinch.”
Under unusually blue skies in Beijing, the American and Chinese presidents vow cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
He made the vow on June 30, and I remember thinking at the time how strange it seemed.
Somewhat coyly, Skidmore admits that “Richard was to break this solemn vow in spectacular style.”
Hamas spokesmen stand by the hospital gates and denounce the attack on Al Shejaiya as a massacre and vow to fight on.
My mother opposed her vow to his; not to suffer her child to leave her, till the time of her being professed.
The swearing of an oath always brings under obligation to God, and therefore always includes the making of a vow.
I have made a vow never to be hanged in the beginning of a revolution, nor to be shot in the beginning of a war.