geloben

v/t geh. solemnly promise (jemandem etw. s.o. s.th.); eidlich: vow, pledge; sich (Dat) geloben zu (+ Inf.) solemnly resolve to (+ Inf.) jemandem ewige Treue geloben vow eternal fidelity to s.o.; ich gelobe hiermit Besserung I hereby solemnly promise to reform (oft iro.)

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to swear; to vow

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ge|lo|ben [gə'loːbn] ptp gelobt

vt (geh)

to vow, to swear

die Fürsten gelobten dem König Treue — the princes pledged their loyalty or vowed loyalty to the king

ich habe mir gelobt, das Rauchen aufzugeben — I've vowed or made a pledge or sworn to give up smoking

das Gelobte Land (Bibl) —

ich schwöre und gelobe, ... — I (do) solemnly swear and promise ...

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(to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) vow

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ge·lo·ben *

[gəˈlo:bn̩]

vt (geh)

▪ [jdm] etw \geloben to vow [or pledge] sth [to sb]

jdm Gefolgschaft \geloben to swear [or pledge] [or vow] [one's] allegiance to sb

ein einsichtigeres Verhalten \geloben to swear to behave more reasonably

▪ [jdm] \geloben, etw zu tun to swear [or vow] [to sb] that one will do sth

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transitives Verb (geh.) vow

Besserung geloben — promise solemnly to improve

jemandem Treue geloben — vow to be faithful to somebody

sich (Dat.) geloben, etwas zu tun — vow to oneself or make a solemn resolve to do something

das Gelobte Land — the Promised Land

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geloben v/t geh solemnly promise (

jemandem etwas sb sth); eidlich: vow, pledge;

sich (dat)

geloben zu (+inf) solemnly resolve to (+inf)

jemandem ewige Treue geloben vow eternal fidelity to sb;

ich gelobe hiermit Besserung I hereby solemnly promise to reform (oft iron)

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transitives Verb (geh.) vow

Besserung geloben — promise solemnly to improve

jemandem Treue geloben — vow to be faithful to somebody

sich (Dat.) geloben, etwas zu tun — vow to oneself or make a solemn resolve to do something

das Gelobte Land — the Promised Land

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v.

to vow v.