different between advise vs vow

advise

English

Alternative forms

  • advize (obsolete)
  • avise [13th–16th c.]
  • avize [16th c.]

Etymology

From Middle English avisen (to perceive, consider, inform), from Old French aviser, from avis, or from Late Latin advis?, from ad + vis?, from Latin vide? (to see), visum (past participle of vide?). See also advice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d?va?z/
  • Hyphenation: ad?vise
  • Rhymes: -a?z

Verb

advise (third-person singular simple present advises, present participle advising, simple past and past participle advised)

  1. (transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
  2. (transitive) To recommend; to offer as advice.
  3. (transitive) To give information or notice to; to inform or counsel; — with of before the thing communicated.
  4. (intransitive) To consider, to deliberate.
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To look at, watch; to see.
  6. (obsolete, intransitive) To consult (with).
Conjugation

Usage notes

  • This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs.

Synonyms

  • (to offer an opinion): counsel, warn; See also Thesaurus:advise
  • (to give information or notice): inform, notify; See also Thesaurus:inform

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • Davies, avised, davies, visaed

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?adva?z/

Verb

advise (third-person singular present advises, present participle advisin, past advised, past participle advised)

  1. to advise
  2. to consider
  3. to review

References

  • Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

advise From the web:

  • what advice does thoreau offer


vow

English

Etymology

From Middle English vowe, voue, that from Old French vut, in turn from Latin v?tum (a promise, dedication, vow), from vov?re (to promise, vow). Doublet of vote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va?/
  • Rhymes: -a?

Noun

vow (plural vows)

  1. A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
  2. A declaration or assertion.
  3. (obsolete) A votive offering.
    • 1786, Richard Payne Knight, The Worship of Priapus:
      There are also waxen vows, that represent other parts of the body mixed with them; but of these there are few in comparison of the number of the Priapi.

Usage notes

  • One normally makes or takes a vow, or simply vows (see below).
  • Commonly mentioned vows include those of silence, obedience, poverty, chastity, and celibacy.
  • 'to keep/pay/fulfill a vow' = to honor a vow
  • 'to break a vow' = to dishonor a vow

Translations

Verb

vow (third-person singular simple present vows, present participle vowing, simple past and past participle vowed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make a vow; to promise.
    • When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.
    • 1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory
      We do not vow that we will never sin, nor neglect a duty (nor ought we to do so).
  2. (transitive) To make a vow regarding (something).
    The wronged woman vowed revenge.
  3. To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
    The rebels vowed to continue their fight.

Translations

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • vow in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • vow in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • vow at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • WOV, WVO

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