"vow" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vaʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vow.wav , En-us-vow.ogg Forms: vows [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁wegʷʰ-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|vowe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English vowe, {{inh+|en|enm|vowe}} Inherited from Middle English vowe, {{der|en|fro|vut}} Old French vut, {{der|en|la|vōtum||a promise, dedication, vow}} Latin vōtum (“a promise, dedication, vow”), {{doublet|en|vote}} Doublet of vote Head templates: {{en-noun}} vow (plural vows)
  1. A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order. Categories (topical): Directives Translations (a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner): ὅρκος (hórkos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), نَذْر (naḏr) [masculine] (Arabic), ندر (nadr) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ուխտ (uxt) (Armenian), երդում (erdum) (Armenian), votu [masculine] (Asturian), кля́тва (kljátva) [feminine] (Belarusian), кляцьба́ (kljacʹbá) [feminine] (Belarusian), прыся́га (prysjáha) [feminine] (Belarusian), заро́к (zarók) [masculine] (Belarusian), кле́тва (klétva) [feminine] (Bulgarian), обет (obet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vot [masculine] (Catalan), (goān) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 誓言 (shìyán) (Chinese Mandarin), 誓約 (Chinese Mandarin), 誓约 (shìyuē) (Chinese Mandarin), slib [masculine] (Czech), přísaha [feminine] (Czech), løfte [neuter] (Danish), gelofte [feminine] (Dutch), voto (Esperanto), ĵuro (Esperanto), lubadus (Estonian), vala (Finnish), lupaus (Finnish), voeu [masculine] (French), vœu [masculine] (French), voto [masculine] (Galician), ფიცი (pici) (Georgian), აღთქმა (aɣtkma) (Georgian), Gelübde [neuter] (German), Schwur [masculine] (German), Eid [masculine] (German), Gelöbnis [neuter] (German), όρκος (órkos) [masculine] (Greek), נֶדֶר (néder) [masculine] (Hebrew), व्रत (vrat) [masculine] (Hindi), प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) (Hindi), मन्नत (mannat) (Hindi), fogadalom (Hungarian), vovo (Ido), voto [masculine] (Italian), 誓い (chikai) (alt: ちかい) (Japanese), 誓約 (seiyaku) (alt: せいやく) (Japanese), серт (sert) (Kazakh), 맹세 (maengse) (alt: 盟誓) (Korean), 서약 (seoyak) (alt: 誓約) (Korean), vōtum [neuter] (Latin), apsolījums [masculine] (Latvian), įžadas [masculine] (Lithuanian), заклетва (zakletva) [feminine] (Macedonian), nadhiri [class-10, class-9] (Ngazidja Comorian), løfte [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), behāt [neuter] (Old English), آند (and) (Ottoman Turkish), سوگند (sevgend) (Ottoman Turkish), ślub [masculine] (Polish), przysięga [feminine] (Polish), bodo [masculine] (Portuguese), voto [masculine] (Portuguese), jurământ (Romanian), кля́тва (kljátva) [feminine] (Russian), прися́га (prisjága) [feminine] (Russian), обе́т (obét) [masculine] (Russian), заро́к (zarók) [masculine] (Russian), व्रत (vratá) [neuter] (Sanskrit), заклетва [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), присега [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zakletva [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), prisega [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), prísaha [feminine] (Slovak), sľub [masculine] (Slovak), prisega [feminine] (Slovene), voto [masculine] (Spanish), manda [feminine] (Spanish), promesa [feminine] (Spanish), nadhiri [class-10, class-9] (Swahili), löfte [neuter] (Swedish), wrat (Tocharian B), yemin (Turkish), 𐎐𐎄𐎗 (ndr) (Ugaritic), кля́тва (kljátva) [feminine] (Ukrainian), клятьба́ (kljatʹbá) [feminine] (Ukrainian), прися́га (prysjáha) [feminine] (Ukrainian), обі́т (obít) [masculine] (Ukrainian), lời thề (Vietnamese), lời nguyền (Vietnamese)
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  2. A declaration or assertion. Translations (a declaration or assertion): 保證 (Chinese Mandarin), 保证 (bǎozhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), eed [masculine] (Dutch), lupaus (Finnish), vakuutus (Finnish), განცხადება (gancxadeba) (Georgian), Eid [masculine] (German), διαβεβαίωση (diavevaíosi) [feminine] (Greek), voto [masculine] (Italian), обяза́тельство (objazátelʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), завере́ние (zaverénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-vow-en-noun-KgoEmGPs Disambiguation of 'a declaration or assertion': 3 96 1
  3. (obsolete) A votive offering. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-vow-en-noun-XxocwwhZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: break-vow, solemn vow

Verb

IPA: /vaʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vow.wav , En-us-vow.ogg Forms: vows [present, singular, third-person], vowing [participle, present], vowed [participle, past], vowed [past]
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁wegʷʰ-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|vowe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English vowe, {{inh+|en|enm|vowe}} Inherited from Middle English vowe, {{der|en|fro|vut}} Old French vut, {{der|en|la|vōtum||a promise, dedication, vow}} Latin vōtum (“a promise, dedication, vow”), {{doublet|en|vote}} Doublet of vote Head templates: {{en-verb}} vow (third-person singular simple present vows, present participle vowing, simple past and past participle vowed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make a vow; to promise. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to make a vow): ὄμνυμι (ómnumi) (Ancient Greek), نَذَرَ (naḏara) (Arabic), кля́сціся (kljáscisja) [imperfective] (Belarusian), клясці́ся (kljascísja) [imperfective] (Belarusian), кълна́ се (kǎlná se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), закле́вам се (zaklévam se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), закълна́ се (zakǎlná se) [perfective] (Bulgarian), jurar (Catalan), prometre solemnement (Catalan), 下愿 (hē-goān) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 发愿 (hoat-goān) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 發誓 (Chinese Mandarin), 发誓 (fāshì) (Chinese Mandarin), přísahat [imperfective] (Czech), love (Danish), sværge (Danish), gelofte afleggen (Dutch), zweren (Dutch), варамс (varams) (Erzya), ĵuri (Esperanto), lubama (Estonian), vannoa vala (Finnish), vannoa (Finnish), luvata (Finnish), vakuuttaa (Finnish), jurer (French), აღთქმა (aɣtkma) (Georgian), დაფიცება (dapiceba) (Georgian), ფიცის დადება (picis dadeba) (Georgian), დაპირება (daṗireba) (Georgian), schwören (German), geloben (German), वचन (vacan) [masculine] (Hindi), प्रण (praṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) [feminine] (Hindi), megfogad (Hungarian), megesküszik (Hungarian), fogad (note: in a phrase after an indefinite noun) (Hungarian), esküszik (Hungarian), strengja heit (Icelandic), vovar (Ido), giurare (Italian), votare (Italian), 誓う (chikau) (alt: ちかう) (Japanese), 契る (chigiru) (alt: ちぎる) (Japanese), 맹세하다 (maengsehada) (Korean), vōveō (Latin), iurō (Latin), apsolīt (Latvian), pažadėti (Lithuanian), колне (kolne) [imperfective] (Macedonian), заколне (zakolne) [perfective] (Macedonian), 벼기다 (pyekita) (Middle Korean), love (Norwegian Bokmål), sverge (Norwegian Bokmål), lova (Norwegian Nynorsk), sverja (Norwegian Nynorsk), sverje (Norwegian Nynorsk), voidé (Piedmontese), кля́сться (kljástʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), покля́сться (pokljástʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), присяга́ть (prisjagátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), присягну́ть (prisjagnútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), дава́ть обе́т (davátʹ obét) (Russian), обеща́ть (obeščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), пообеща́ть (poobeščátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), кле̑ти се [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), klȇti se [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), prisahať [imperfective] (Slovak), prisegati [imperfective] (Slovene), priseči [perfective] (Slovene), prometer (Spanish), jurar (Spanish), svära (Swedish), lova (Swedish), ant içmek (Turkish), yemin etmek (Turkish), кля́стися (kljástysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), клясти́ся (kljastýsja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (transitive) To make a vow regarding (something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-vow-en-verb-m86FHSYd
  3. To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation. Translations (to declare publicly that one made a vow): 宣誓 (xuānshì) (Chinese Mandarin), vannoa (Finnish), დაფიცება (dapiceba) (Georgian), დაპირება (daṗireba) (Georgian), megfogad (Hungarian), strengja heit (Icelandic), кля́сться (kljástʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), покля́сться (pokljástʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), обеща́ть (obeščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), пообеща́ть (poobeščátʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-vow-en-verb-zJNcJzA4 Disambiguation of 'to declare publicly that one made a vow': 7 6 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: exchange vows, marriage vow, take vows, vow of celibacy, wedding vow Related terms: devote, vote, votive

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "ფიცი"
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          "word": "აღთქმა"
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          "word": "سوگند"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ślub"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "przysięga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bodo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "voto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "word": "jurământ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kljátva",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "кля́тва"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prisjága",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "прися́га"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obét",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "обе́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zarók",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "заро́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "vratá",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "व्रत"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "заклетва"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "присега"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "zakletva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prisega"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prísaha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sľub"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prisega"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "voto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "manda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "promesa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "class-10",
            "class-9"
          ],
          "word": "nadhiri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "löfte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "word": "wrat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "word": "yemin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "uga",
          "lang": "Ugaritic",
          "roman": "ndr",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "word": "𐎐𐎄𐎗"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "kljátva",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "кля́тва"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "kljatʹbá",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "клятьба́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "prysjáha",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "прися́га"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obít",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "обі́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "word": "lời thề"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
          "word": "lời nguyền"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "ref": "2013 June 14, Sam Leith, “Where the profound meets the profane”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 37:",
          "text": "Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by \"dirty words\". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – \"profanity\", \"curses\", \"oaths\" and \"swearing\" itself.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A declaration or assertion."
      ],
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
          "word": "保證"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bǎozhèng",
          "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
          "word": "保证"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "eed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
          "word": "lupaus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
          "word": "vakuutus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gancxadeba",
          "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
          "word": "განცხადება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Eid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diavevaíosi",
          "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "διαβεβαίωση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "voto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "objazátelʹstvo",
          "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "обяза́тельство"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaverénije",
          "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "завере́ние"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1786, Richard Payne Knight, The Worship of Priapus:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A votive offering."
      ],
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          "offering"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A votive offering."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/vaʊ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊ"
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}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "exchange vows"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "marriage vow"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "take vows"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vow of celibacy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wedding vow"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁wegʷʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "vowe"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Middle English vowe",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "vut"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "vōtum",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "vote"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of vote",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
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    {
      "form": "vows",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "vowing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vowed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vowed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "devote"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vote"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "votive"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiastes 5:4:",
          "text": "When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory:",
          "text": "We do not vow that we will never sin, nor neglect a duty (nor ought we to do so).",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To make a vow; to promise."
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        [
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          "promise"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) To make a vow; to promise."
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "naḏara",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "نَذَرَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "kljáscisja",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "кля́сціся"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "kljascísja",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "клясці́ся"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "kǎlná se",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "кълна́ се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zaklévam se",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "закле́вам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zakǎlná se",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "закълна́ се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "jurar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "prometre solemnement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "hē-goān",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "下愿"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "hoat-goān",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "发愿"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "發誓"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fāshì",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "发誓"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "přísahat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "love"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "sværge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "gelofte afleggen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "zweren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "myv",
          "lang": "Erzya",
          "roman": "varams",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "варамс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "ĵuri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "lubama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "vannoa vala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "vannoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "luvata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 29 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make a vow",
          "word": "vakuuttaa"
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        {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013 June 14, Sam Leith, “Where the profound meets the profane”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 37:",
          "text": "Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by \"dirty words\". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – \"profanity\", \"curses\", \"oaths\" and \"swearing\" itself.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A declaration or assertion."
      ],
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          "declaration",
          "declaration"
        ],
        [
          "assertion",
          "assertion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1786, Richard Payne Knight, The Worship of Priapus:",
          "text": "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.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A votive offering."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "votive",
          "votive"
        ],
        [
          "offering",
          "offering"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A votive offering."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/vaʊ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊ"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "naḏr",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نَذْر"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "nadr",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ندر"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "uxt",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "ուխտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "erdum",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "երդում"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "votu"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kljátva",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кля́тва"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kljacʹbá",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кляцьба́"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "prysjáha",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "прыся́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zarók",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "заро́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "klétva",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кле́тва"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obet",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vot"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "goān",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "愿"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shìyán",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "誓言"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "誓約"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shìyuē",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "誓约"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "slib"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "přísaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "løfte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gelofte"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "voto"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "ĵuro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "lubadus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "vala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "lupaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voeu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vœu"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "pici",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "ფიცი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aɣtkma",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "აღთქმა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gelübde"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Eid"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gelöbnis"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "órkos",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "όρκος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hórkos",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ὅρκος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "néder",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "נֶדֶר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vrat",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "व्रत"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pratijñā",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "प्रतिज्ञा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mannat",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "मन्नत"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "fogadalom"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "vovo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chikai",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "誓い"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せいやく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seiyaku",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "誓約"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "sert",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "серт"
    },
    {
      "alt": "盟誓",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "maengse",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "맹세"
    },
    {
      "alt": "誓約",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seoyak",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "서약"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vōtum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apsolījums"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "įžadas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zakletva",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "заклетва"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "nadhiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "løfte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "behāt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "and",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "آند"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "sevgend",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "سوگند"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ślub"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przysięga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bodo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "jurământ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kljátva",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кля́тва"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prisjága",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "прися́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obét",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обе́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zarók",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "заро́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vratá",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "व्रत"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "заклетва"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "присега"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "zakletva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prisega"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prísaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sľub"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prisega"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "manda"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "promesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "nadhiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "löfte"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "wrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "yemin"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "ndr",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "𐎐𐎄𐎗"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kljátva",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кля́тва"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kljatʹbá",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "клятьба́"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prysjáha",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "прися́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obít",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обі́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "lời thề"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner",
      "word": "lời nguyền"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
      "word": "保證"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bǎozhèng",
      "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
      "word": "保证"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eed"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "a declaration or assertion",
      "word": "განცხადება"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "el",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "exchange vows"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "word": "jurar"
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      "word": "發誓"
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      "word": "发誓"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "love"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "sværge"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "gelofte afleggen"
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "zweren"
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      "lang": "Erzya",
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "варамс"
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "ĵuri"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "lubama"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "vannoa vala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "vannoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "luvata"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "vakuuttaa"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "jurer"
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      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aɣtkma",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "აღთქმა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dapiceba",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "დაფიცება"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "picis dadeba",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "ფიცის დადება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daṗireba",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "დაპირება"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "schwören"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "geloben"
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      "roman": "ómnumi",
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      "word": "ὄμνυμι"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
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      "word": "वचन"
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
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      "word": "प्रण"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
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      "word": "प्रतिज्ञा"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "megfogad"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "strengja heit"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "vovar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "giurare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "votare"
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      "alt": "ちかう",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "chikau",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "誓う"
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "契る"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "maengsehada",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "맹세하다"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "iurō"
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "apsolīt"
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "pažadėti"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "kolne",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
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      "word": "колне"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zakolne",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "заколне"
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    {
      "code": "okm",
      "lang": "Middle Korean",
      "roman": "pyekita",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "벼기다"
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    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "love"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "sverge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "lova"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "sverja"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "sverje"
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    {
      "code": "pms",
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "voidé"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kljástʹsja",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "кля́сться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokljástʹsja",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "покля́сться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prisjagátʹ",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "присяга́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prisjagnútʹ",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "присягну́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "davátʹ obét",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "дава́ть обе́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obeščátʹ",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обеща́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poobeščátʹ",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "пообеща́ть"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfective"
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      "word": "кле̑ти се"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfective"
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      "word": "klȇti se"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "prisahať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "prisegati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "priseči"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "prometer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "jurar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "svära"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "lova"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "ant içmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "word": "yemin etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kljástysja",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "кля́стися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kljastýsja",
      "sense": "to make a vow",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "клясти́ся"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuānshì",
      "sense": "to declare publicly that one made a vow",
      "word": "宣誓"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to declare publicly that one made a vow",
      "word": "vannoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dapiceba",
      "sense": "to declare publicly that one made a vow",
      "word": "დაფიცება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daṗireba",
      "sense": "to declare publicly that one made a vow",
      "word": "დაპირება"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to declare publicly that one made a vow",
      "word": "megfogad"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to declare publicly that one made a vow",
      "word": "strengja heit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kljástʹsja",
      "sense": "to declare publicly that one made a vow",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "кля́сться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokljástʹsja",
      "sense": "to declare publicly that one made a vow",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "покля́сться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obeščátʹ",
      "sense": "to declare publicly that one made a vow",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обеща́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poobeščátʹ",
      "sense": "to declare publicly that one made a vow",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "пообеща́ть"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vow"
}

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