promise

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noun

1 statement that you will do sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ big

▪ He makes all kinds of big promises he has little intention of keeping.

▪ rash

▪ broken, unfulfilled

▪ empty, false, hollow

▪ vague

▪ binding, firm

▪ solemn

▪ pinky (= made by linking your little finger with another person's) (AmE, informal)

▪ campaign, election, pre-election (esp. BrE)

▪ brand (= printed on a product) (esp. AmE)

VERB + PROMISE

▪ give sb, make (sb)

▪ You gave me your promise I could use the car tonight.

▪ I'll consider it, but I make no promises.

▪ hold out

▪ Organic food seems to hold out the promise of healthy living.

▪ fulfil/fulfill, honour/honor, keep

▪ break, go back on

▪ extract

▪ We extracted a promise from them that they would repay the money by May.

▪ hold sb to

▪ Politicians should be held to their promises.

▪ The electorate is determined to hold the government to its election promises.

PROMISE + NOUN

▪ ring (= showing sb's promise to be faithful)

PREPOSITION

▪ promise about

▪ They've made all sorts of promises about reforming the health system.

▪ promise of

▪ promises of support

2 signs that sb/sth will be successful

ADJECTIVE

▪ considerable, enormous, great, real, tremendous

▪ This new venture holds great promise for the future.

▪ little

▪ youthful (esp. BrE)

▪ early, initial

▪ future

VERB + PROMISE

▪ hold, show

▪ fulfil/fulfill, live up to

▪ His career failed to live up to its early promise.

PREPOSITION

▪ of promise

▪ a pianist of promise

▪ promise as

▪ She showed great promise as a runner.

PHRASES

▪ full of promise

▪ The year began so full of promise, and ended in disappointment.
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verb

ADVERB

▪ faithfully

▪ She promised faithfully that she would come.

▪ solemnly

▪ initially, originally

▪ repeatedly

▪ He repeatedly promised to cut taxes in his campaign.

VERB + PROMISE

▪ can

▪ I can definitely promise you that I'll do all I can to help.

▪ cannot

▪ I can't promise I'll be there.

▪ seem to

▪ The plan seemed to promise a new beginning.

PREPOSITION

▪ to

▪ I've promised my old computer to Jane.

PHRASES

▪ as promised

▪ I am sending you information on hotels, as promised.

▪ I can't promise anything

▪ I can't promise anything, but I hope to have it finished next week.

Promise is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑manifesto

Promise is used with these nouns as the object: ↑aid, ↑assistance, ↑confidentiality, ↑crackdown, ↑reward, ↑shake-up

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promise — prom·ise n: a declaration or manifestation esp. in a contract of an intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way that gives the party to whom it is made a right to expect its fulfillment aleatory promise: a promise (as to compensate … Law dictionary
Promise — Prom ise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Promising}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Promise — Prom ise, a. [F. promesse, L. promissum, fr. promittere, promissum, to put forth, foretell, promise; pro forward, for + mittere to send. See {Mission}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promise — vb Promise, engage, pledge, plight, covenant, contract are comparable when they mean to give one s word that one will act in a specified way (as by doing, making, giving, or accepting) in respect to something stipulated. Promise implies a giving… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
promise — [n1] one’s word that something will be done affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath … New thesaurus
promise — ► NOUN 1) an assurance that one will do something or that something will happen. 2) potential excellence. ► VERB 1) make a promise. 2) give good grounds for expecting. 3) (promise oneself) firmly intend … English terms dictionary
promise — [präm′is] n. [ME promis < L promissum < promittere, to send before or forward < pro , forth + mittere, to send: see PRO 2 & MISSION] 1. an oral or written agreement to do or not to do something; vow 2. indication, as of a successful… … English World dictionary
Promise — Prom ise, v. i. [1913 Webster] 1. To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration. [1913 Webster] 2. To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil. [1913 Webster] Will not the ladies… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Promise — steht für: ein Album der englischen Gruppe Sade, siehe Promise (Album) ein Album des US Amerikaners Bruce Springsteen, siehe The Promise einen Fachbegriff aus der Informatik, siehe Future (Programmierung) Diese Seite ist … Deutsch Wikipedia
promise — (n.) c.1400, from L. promissum a promise, noun use of neuter pp. of promittere send forth, foretell, promise, from pro before (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + mittere to put, send (see MISSION (Cf. mission)). Ground sense is declaration made about the… … Etymology dictionary
promise — A declaration which binds the person who makes it, either in honor, conscience, or law, to do or forbear a certain specific act, and which gives to the person to whom made a right to expect or claim the performance of some particular thing. A… … Black's law dictionary

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