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promise (enc)
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Promise| Noun | 1. | promise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the futurespeech act - the use of language to perform some act oath - a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegience" pinning - a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin rain check - a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future | | | 2. | promise - grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"rainbow - an illusory hope; "chasing rainbows" | | | Verb | 1. | promise - make a promise or commitmentpledge, plight - promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife" swear off - promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" | | | 2. | promise - promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"vouchsafe - promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" | | | 3. | promise - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"read - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The gypsy read his fate in the crystal ball" hazard, guess, venture, pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" augur - predict from an omen bet, wager - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" | | | 4. | promise - give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
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