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Collocations for vow - noun

ADJECTIVE

solemn
marriage, wedding
monastic, religious, sacred
final
She decided to leave the convent before taking her final vows.

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VERB + vow

make, take
He made a vow to avenge his father's death.
keep
She kept her vow of silence until she died.
break
Nothing will persuade me to break this vow.
exchange
The couple exchanged vows at the altar.
renew

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PREPOSITION

vow of
a vow of poverty

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PHRASES

a vow of celibacy, a vow of chastity
He took a lifelong vow of celibacy.
a vow of silence

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Collocations for vow - verb

ADVERB

quietly, silently
He silently vowed vengeance on them all.

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PREPOSITION

to
She vowed to herself that she would not show any emotion.

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PHRASES

vow never to do sth
I vowed never to drink so much again.
vow revenge, vow revenge against sb, vow revenge on sb

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Vow is used with these nouns as the object:
revenge, vengeance

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