Vow vs. Promise
Vownoun
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.
Vownoun
A declaration or assertion.
Vownoun
(obsolete) A votive offering.
Vowverb
(ambitransitive) To make a vow; to promise.
Vowverb
(transitive) To make a vow regarding (something).
Vowverb
To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
Vownoun
A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, for a longer or shorter time, to some act, service, or condition; a devotion of one's possessions; as, a baptismal vow; a vow of poverty.
Vownoun
Specifically, a promise of fidelity; a pledge of love or affection; as, the marriage vow.
Vowverb
To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity, by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly.
Vowverb
To assert solemnly; to asseverate.
Vowverb
To make a vow, or solemn promise.
Vownoun
a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner;
Vowverb
make a vow; promise;
Vowverb
dedicate to a deity by a vow
Vow
A vow (Lat. votum, vow, promise; see vote) is a promise or oath.
Promisenoun
(countable) an oath or affirmation; a vow
Promisenoun
(countable) a transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use
Promisenoun
(uncountable) reason to expect improvement or success; potential
Promisenoun
a placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation
Promisenoun
bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised
Promiseverb
(transitive) to commit to something or action; to make an oath; make a vow
Promiseverb
(intransitive) to give grounds for expectation, especially of something good
Promiseadjective
In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act.
Promiseadjective
An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made.
Promiseadjective
That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise.
Promiseadjective
Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.
Promiseverb
To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money.
Promiseverb
To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain.
Promiseverb
To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward.
Promiseverb
To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.
Promiseverb
To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil.
Promisenoun
a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
Promisenoun
grounds for feeling hopeful about the future;
Promiseverb
make a promise or commitment
Promiseverb
promise to undertake or give;
Promiseverb
make a prediction about; tell in advance;
Promiseverb
give grounds for expectations;
Promisenoun
a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen
Promisenoun
an indication that something is likely to occur
Promisenoun
the quality of potential excellence
Promiseverb
assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen
Promiseverb
pledge (someone, especially a woman) to marry someone else; betroth
Promiseverb
give good grounds for expecting (a particular occurrence)
Promiseverb
announce (something) as being expected to happen
Promiseverb
contemplate the pleasant expectation of
Promise
A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun promise means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something.
