revow
revow verb: to vow again or anew.
Verb
revow (third-person singular simple present revows, present participle revowing, simple past and past participle revowed)
- To vow again or anew.
- [H]e himself was — all but — revowed to a monastic life.1885, Walford's Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographical Review, page 16
- Not until he and Nettie had almost wept with joy together, not until they had decided that the boy should become a physician, not until they had decided his name should be Harold, not until he had revowed his love ...1938, Loyal Davis, Surgeon extraordinary: the life of J.B. Murphy
Forms of revow
| third-person singular present | revows |
|---|---|
| present participle | revowing |
| past participle | revowed |
| past | revowed |
Origin of revow
From re- + vow.
Questions about revow
- What does revow mean?
- Revow means to vow again or anew.
- What part of speech is revow?
- Revow is a verb.
- What is the past tense of revow?
- The past tense of revow is revowed.
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