Vowed
verbMade a solemn or determined promise to do something.
How to spell vowed
5 letters · 1 syllable
How to pronounce vowed
What does vowed mean?
- verbMade a solemn or determined promise to do something.
Vowed in a sentence
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She vowed never to lend money to a relative again.
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After the burglary the family vowed to install a proper alarm.
Where does vowed come from?
Language of origin: Latin
The word traces back to the Latin votum, meaning a vow, a solemn promise, or a dedication offered to a god, which itself came from the verb vovere, 'to promise solemnly'. It travelled into English through Old French, where it appeared as vou or veu, and was in use by around 1300 to describe a binding pledge, often a religious one made to God or a saint. The same Latin root sits behind the everyday words 'vote' (originally a solemn wish or choice) and 'devout' (literally bound by a vow), which shares the sense of dedication. Over time the religious flavour broadened, so today a person can be vowed to anything from marriage to revenge. The spelling stays simple: the base 'vow' just takes the regular '-ed' ending, with no doubled consonant or dropped letter to trip the writer up.
How the word is built
- vow (solemn promise)
- -ed (past tense suffix)
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