I vow
Make sacred commitment
I vow is an old-fashioned exclamation expressing surprise or emphasis, equivalent to "I declare" or "I swear": Well, I vow, I never expected to see you here!
The phrase sounds quaint or rural to modern ears, appearing mainly in historical fiction or deliberate archaism.
It derives from the verb vow but functions as a mild oath rather than an actual promise.
- promiseCommitment to act
- pinky promiseInterlocking digit oath
- cross my heartEmphatic truthfulness pledge
- oathFormal binding promise
- blood oathVow sealed by bloodshed
pledge · swear · sworn testimony · commit · devotion · wedding · I do · holy matrimony · till death · altar · sacred · solemn · declare · faithful · binding · covenant · honor · loyalty
- intentionsgoals, aims, I will, purposes, I want
- pledgespromise, I promise, oath, I swear, troth
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee