Information about the word vow (English → Esperanto: devontigi sin)

Synonym: pledge

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/vaʊ̯/
Hyphenationvow
Shavian alphabet𐑝𐑬
Deseret alphabet𐑂𐐵

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) vow(I) vowed
(thou) vowest(thou) vowedst
(he) vows, voweth(he) vowed
(we) vow(we) vowed
(you) vow(you) vowed
(they) vow(they) vowed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) vow (I) vowed
(thou) vow(thou) vowed
(he) vow(he) vowed
(we) vow(we) vowed
(you) vow(you) vowed
(they) vow(they) vowed
Imperative mood
vow
Participles
Present participlePast participle
vowingvowed

Usage samples

China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “reunify” with the self‐governing democracy, despite having never controlled Taiwan.

Translations

Catalanobligar‐se per promesa
Dutcheen verplichting aangaan; zich verplichten
Esperantodevontigi sin
Germansich verpflichten