vow

Noun

Singular vow

Plural vows

Tilo alƙawari

Jam'i alƙawarai or alƙawarori

1. A vow is a promise. Often, a vow is a special promise that is made formally or in front of other people.
   • Synonyms: pledge and promise

   I took a vow never to hurt anyone.

   They said their wedding vows, promising to love each other the rest of their lives.

   The monks took a vow of silence.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) vow

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) vows

Past tense (ya wuce) vowed

Past participle (ya wuce) vowed

Present participle (ana cikin yi) vowing

1. If you vow, to do something, you make a promise to do it. <> ƙudura a zuci.

   We vowed never to betray each other.

2. (figuratively) lashi takobi.

   The government vowed to combat the drug trade. <> Gwamnati ta lashi takobin yaƙar fataucin ƙwayoyi.

   Yace akwai wadanda suka lashi takobi basa son zaman lafiya da kowa sai nasu jinsin. [1]