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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 orfair ).
His forthcoming novel promises well.
to make a promise.
promise
/ Ė±č°łÉ³¾ÉŖ²õ /
verb
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
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- promisable adjective
- promiseful adjective
- promiser noun
- outpromise verb (used with object)
- overpromise verb (used with object)
- prepromise noun
- quasi-promised adjective
- repromise verb
- unpromised adjective
- Ė±č°ł“Ē³¾¾±²õ±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of promise1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of promise1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Disney artisans promise that the robotic figure will be one of its most lifelike to date.
Data for the University of California, where Yu attended, are more promising.
It says it is "vital" that water companies deliver on their promise to cut the amount of water that leaks from their pipes by half by 2050 compared to 2017-18 levels.
The government has accepted her call for better data collection on the ethnicity of grooming gang suspects and has promised research into what that tells us about the factors driving exploitation.
The series hinges on marriage proposals, romantic ideals, the pressure of status and the perils and promises of money.
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Related 51³Ō¹Ļs
- agreementĢż
- assuranceĢż
- commitmentĢż
- guaranteeĢż
- obligationĢż
- pactĢż
- pledgeĢż
- vowĢż
- wordĢż
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