promise

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UK /ˈpɹɒmɪs/ US /ˈpɹɑmɪs/

noun 5verb 2name 1

Collocations

(noun.) statement that you will do sth

ADJ

big

During the election campaign, the politician made big promises about creating new jobs for everyone.

VERB + PROMISE

give sb, make (sb)

My parents made me a promise that we would go to the beach this summer.

fulfil, honour, keep | break, go back on

extract

The teacher extracted a promise from the students to complete their homework every night.

hold sb to

I promised to help my sister move, and she's definitely going to hold me to it.

PREP

~ about

The candidate made bold promises about creating new jobs for young people.

~ of

The government made a promise of funding for the new hospital next year.

(noun.) signs that sb/sth will be successful

ADJ

considerable, great, real

The young athlete showed considerable promise during her first season on the team.

early, youthful

VERB + PROMISE

hold, show

fulfil, live up to

The company finally lived up to its promise to reduce plastic packaging by next year.

PREP

of ~

The young athlete showed great promise of becoming a champion swimmer.

~ as

The young musician demonstrated real promise as a composer from an early age.

PHRASES

full of promise

The new restaurant looked full of promise when it first opened last month.

(verb.)

ADV

faithfully

He faithfully promised to help his elderly neighbor with her garden every weekend.

solemnly

VERB + PROMISE

can/can't

seem to

This new job seems to promise better opportunities for my career.

PREP

My parents promised their beach house to my sister for the summer holidays.

PHRASES

as promised

The package arrived yesterday as promised, so we can start the project today.

I can't promise anything

Definitions

noun

An oath or affirmation; a vow.

When I make a promise, I always stick to it.

He broke his promise: he said he'd return my jewellery, but never did.

A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.

He purſued Andrew Houſtoun upon his promiſe, to give him the like Sallary for the next year, and in abſence obtained him to be holden as confeſt and Decerned.

Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.

My native country was full of youthful promise.

The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.

A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.

You can often use observables instead of promises to deliver values asynchronously.

Bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised.

He […] commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father.

verb

To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.

"You think that I'll take anything." "I know you will, sweet." … "There wasn't going to be any of that. You promised there wouldn't be." "Well, there is now," she said sweetly.

Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.

To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.

The clouds promise rain.

I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.

name

A female given name from English.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

hope

verb — make a promise or commitment

assure

verb — make a prediction about

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

lick and a promise

A quick, not-very-thorough wash.

She'd given her face a lick and a promise, drawn her hair back tight and walked in.

a promise is a promise

One must keep one's promises.

a promise made is a promise kept

A promise that one makes should be or can be considered a promise that one will certainly honor.

We'll never rise together if we allow medical bills to swallow family budgets or let people retire penniless after a lifetime of hard work, and so today we must demand that when it

Example Bank

When I make a promise, I always stick to it.

Wiktionary

He broke his promise: he said he'd return my jewellery, but never did.

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He purſued Andrew Houſtoun upon his promiſe, to give him the like Sallary for the next year, and in abſence obtained him to be holden as confeſt and Decerned.

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"You think that I'll take anything." "I know you will, sweet." … "There wasn't going to be any of that. You promised there wouldn't be." "Well, there is now," she said sweetly.

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If you promise not to tell anyone, I will let you have this cake for free.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, promise is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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