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promise
[ prom-is ]
noun
- a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
unkept political promises.
- an express assurance on which expectation is to be based:
promises that an enemy will not win.
Synonyms: ,
- something that has the effect of an express assurance; indication of what may be expected.
- indication of future excellence or achievement:
a writer who shows promise.
- something that is promised.
verb (used with object)
- to engage or undertake by promise (usually used with an infinitive or a clause as object):
She promised to go tomorrow.
Synonyms: , ,
- to make a promise of (some specified act, gift, etc.):
to promise help.
- to make a promise of something to (a specified person):
Promise me that you will come.
- to afford ground for expecting:
The sky promised a storm.
- to engage to join in marriage.
- to assure (used in emphatic declarations):
I won't go there again, I promise you that!
verb (used without object)
- to afford ground for expectation (often followed by well or fair ):
His forthcoming novel promises well.
- to make a promise.
promise
/ ˈɒɪ /
verb
- often foll byto; when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive to give an assurance of (something to someone); undertake (to do something) in the future
I promise that I will come
- tr to undertake to give (something to someone)
he promised me a car for my birthday
- when tr, takes an infinitive to cause one to expect that in the future one is likely (to be or do something)
she promises to be a fine soprano
- usually passive to engage to be married; betroth
I'm promised to Bill
- tr to assure (someone) of the authenticity or inevitability of something (often in the parenthetic phrase I promise you, used to emphasize a statement)
there'll be trouble, I promise you
noun
- an undertaking or assurance given by one person to another agreeing or guaranteeing to do or give something, or not to do or give something, in the future
- indication of forthcoming excellence or goodness
a writer showing considerable promise
- the thing of which an assurance is given
Derived Forms
- ˈdz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzi·· adjective
- dzi·ڳܱ adjective
- dzi· noun
- dzܳpdzi verb (used with object) outpromised outpromising
- v·dzi verb (used with object) overpromised overpromising
- ·dzi noun verb (used with object) prepromised prepromising
- ܲȴ-dzi adjective
- ·dzi verb repromised repromising
- ܲ·dzi adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of promise1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of promise1
Idioms and Phrases
see lick and a promise .Example Sentences
Events like Friday Night Lights are sold with the promise of attending "the UK's healthiest night out"
Scottish Labour described it as a "screeching U-turn" and a "shameful broken promise" while the Scottish Lib Dems said it was a mistake.
The animatronic wasn’t shown, nor did Imagineering provide any images of the figure, which it promises will be one of its most technically advanced.
The imagery tells the story of a rigged game while Lamar’s lyrics confront the violence visited on, and America’s unkept promises to, the Black folks who built this country.
He says the party won a big majority by promising "big, difficult things".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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