Common collocations with vow in American Collocation

vow noun

US /vaʊ/

binding

formal

holy

irrevocable

religious

sacred

solemn

strict

unbreakable

I made a solemn vow that I would read every submission from beginning to end.

make

swear

take

They took a solemn vow to perform the obligations of the office they now held.

fulfil

keep

observe

remember

I promised to go, and I’m determined to keep my vow.

break

forget

When he got well he did not forget his earlier vow.

abstinence

celibacy

chastity

obedience

poverty

secrecy

silence

virginity

He started to live the life of an ascetic, taking a vow of celibacy and living a life of great hardship.