- break-vow
- breakˈ-promise or breakˈ-vow noun (both Shakespeare)A person who habitually breaks promises or vows• • •Main Entry: ↑break————————break-vow see ↑break-promise above.• • •Main Entry: ↑break
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vow — [n] promise affiance, assertion, asseveration, oath, pledge, profession, troth, word of honor; concepts 278,689 Ant. breach, break vow [v] make a solemn promise affirm, assure, consecrate, covenant, cross one’s heart*, declare, dedicate, devote,… … New thesaurus
break-promise — breakˈ promise or breakˈ vow noun (both Shakespeare) A person who habitually breaks promises or vows • • • Main Entry: ↑break … Useful english dictionary
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vow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ solemn ▪ marriage, wedding ▪ monastic, religious, sacred ▪ final … Collocations dictionary
vow — 1 noun (C) a serious promise: marriage vows | vow to do sth: a vow to avenge his brother s death | take/make a vow: She made a vow never to tell anybody what she had heard. | keep/break a vow (=do or not do what you promised) | vow of silence (=a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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break — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short rest; short holiday/vacation ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ coffee, dinner (esp. BrE), lunch, tea (BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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