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Noun

She gave me her promise.

She never made a promise that she didn’t intend to keep.

There is little promise of relief in the forecast.

They were attracted by the promise of success.

a sunny morning that gives every promise of a fine day

There is a promise of better days ahead.

Verb

Promise me that you won’t tell anyone.

I can’t promise you that I’ll be able to go, but I’ll do my best.

The governor promised that the prisoners would receive a fair trial.

She promised to announce the results tomorrow.

International organizations have promised aid.

I promise to be careful.

You always promise, but you never do what you say you will.

“I won’t tell anyone.” “Promise?” “Yes, I promise.”

Those gray skies promise rain.

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After the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, sparking World War II, the villagers’ anxiety largely faded, as Germany’s military successes appeared to underpin Hitler’s promise of a quick and total victory.

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The birds provide the spice for every hike, their woods glowing with springtime’s promise of renewal.

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Store employees combed through the donations for months, as time allowed, occasionally setting aside one or two items that held promise of warranting further research before they were priced for sale.

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For many fashion commentators and diversity advocates, the Fall-Winter 2023 runways were in sharp contrast to the (albeit limited) progress and heady promise of recent seasons.

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Now, a hotel in New York City is trying to do exactly that: promise great weather, or your money back.

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The attorney general’s office alleged that the Commanders required fans to provide a security deposit when purchasing multiyear ticket packages but promised to return the deposits upon the expiration of the ticket contract.

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The daughter secretly gets involved with a young man, a drunk and a dreamer, who promises to take her with him to the United States.

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The meeting between Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud of Saudi Arabia and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, follows an agreement signed by the two sides in March that promised the restoration of diplomatic relations and other steps toward normalization, after talks hosted by China.

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That left most Jews ready to embrace the more radical prescriptions of Zionism, which urged them to leave Europe for Palestine, and of communism, which promised that the destruction of the existing social order would mean an end to ethnic and religious hatred.

—Adam Kirsch, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2023

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prom·ise

(prŏm′ĭs)

a. A declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; a vow.

b. Something promised.

2. Indication of something favorable to come; expectation: a promise of spring in the air.

3. Indication of future excellence or success: a player of great promise.

v. prom·ised, prom·is·ing, prom·is·es

v.tr.

1. To commit oneself by a promise to do or give; pledge: left but promised to return.

2. To afford a basis for expecting: thunderclouds that promise rain.

v.intr.

1. To make a declaration assuring that something will or will not be done.

2. To afford a basis for expectation: an enterprise that promises well.

[Middle English promis, from Old French promise, from Medieval Latin prōmissa, alteration of Latin prōmissum, from neuter past participle of prōmittere, to send forth, promise : prō-, forth; see pro-¹ + mittere, to send.]

prom′is·er n.

Synonyms: promise, pledge, swear, vow¹
These verbs mean to declare solemnly that one will follow a particular course of action: promises to write soon; pledged to uphold the law; swore to get revenge; vowed to fight to the finish.

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promise

(ˈprɒmɪs)

1. (often foll by: to; 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.

2. (tr) to undertake to give (something to someone): he promised me a car for my birthday.

3. (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.

4. (usually passive) to engage to be married; betroth: I’m promised to Bill.

5. (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.

6. 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

7. indication of forthcoming excellence or goodness: a writer showing considerable promise.

8. the thing of which an assurance is given

[C14: from Latin prōmissum a promise, from prōmittere to send forth]

ˈpromiser n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

prom•ise

(ˈprɒm ɪs)

n., v. -ised, -is•ing. n.

1. a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc: He kept his promise to write regularly.

2. indication of future excellence or achievement: a writer who shows promise.

3. something that is promised.

v.t.

4. to pledge or undertake by promise (usu. with an infinitive or a clause as object): She promised to visit us.

5. to make a promise of (some specified act, gift, etc.): to promise help.

6. to afford ground for expecting: The sky promises a storm.

7. to engage to join in marriage.

8. to assure (used in emphatic declarations): I won’t go there again, I promise you!

v.i.

9. to make a promise.

10. to afford ground for expectation (often fol. by well or fair).

[1375–1425; late Middle English promis(se) < Medieval Latin prōmissa, for Latin prōmissum, n. use of neuter past participle of prōmittere to send forth, promise =prō- pro-¹ + mittere to send]

prom′is•er, n.

promise

devout, devote — Devout and devote come from Latin de- and vovere, «promise.»
fiance — French for «a promise.»
gage — In «engage,» it means «pledge, promise.»
promise — Latin promittere originally meant «send forth,» but evolved to mean «say in advance, foretell,» and then «cause to expect,» hence, promise.

Promise

of tapsters: barmen collectively.

Promise

promise

Past participle: promised
Gerund: promising

Imperative
promise
promise

Present
I promise
you promise
he/she/it promises
we promise
you promise
they promise

Preterite
I promised
you promised
he/she/it promised
we promised
you promised
they promised

Present Continuous
I am promising
you are promising
he/she/it is promising
we are promising
you are promising
they are promising

Present Perfect
I have promised
you have promised
he/she/it has promised
we have promised
you have promised
they have promised

Past Continuous
I was promising
you were promising
he/she/it was promising
we were promising
you were promising
they were promising

Past Perfect
I had promised
you had promised
he/she/it had promised
we had promised
you had promised
they had promised

Future
I will promise
you will promise
he/she/it will promise
we will promise
you will promise
they will promise

Future Perfect
I will have promised
you will have promised
he/she/it will have promised
we will have promised
you will have promised
they will have promised

Future Continuous
I will be promising
you will be promising
he/she/it will be promising
we will be promising
you will be promising
they will be promising

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been promising
you have been promising
he/she/it has been promising
we have been promising
you have been promising
they have been promising

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been promising
you will have been promising
he/she/it will have been promising
we will have been promising
you will have been promising
they will have been promising

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been promising
you had been promising
he/she/it had been promising
we had been promising
you had been promising
they had been promising

Conditional
I would promise
you would promise
he/she/it would promise
we would promise
you would promise
they would promise

Past Conditional
I would have promised
you would have promised
he/she/it would have promised
we would have promised
you would have promised
they would have promised

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	promise — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future dedication, commitment — a message that makes a pledge speech 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 allegiance» parole, word of honor, word — a promise; «he gave his word» betrothal, troth, engagement — a mutual promise to marry 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» hope expectation, outlook, prospect — belief about (or mental picture of) the future rainbow — an illusory hope; «chasing rainbows»
Verb	1.	promise — make a promise or commitment assure pledge, plight — promise solemnly and formally; «I pledge that I will honor my wife» swear off — promise to abstain from; «I have sworn off cigarettes altogether» contract, undertake — enter into a contractual arrangement guarantee, undertake — promise to do or accomplish; «guarantee to free the prisoners» 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» 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» forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, anticipate, call read — interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; «She read the sky and predicted rain»; «I can’t read his strange behavior»; «The fortune teller 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» outguess, second-guess — attempt to anticipate or predict augur — predict from an omen bet, wager — maintain with or as if with a bet; «I bet she will be there!» forecast, calculate — predict in advance prophesy, vaticinate — predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
	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»

promise

verb

1. guarantee, pledge, vow, swear, contract, assure, undertake, warrant, plight, stipulate, vouch, take an oath, give an undertaking to, cross your heart, give your word They promised they would deliver it on Friday.

2. seem likely, look like, hint at, show signs of, bespeak, augur, betoken, lead you to expect, hold out hopes of, give hope of, bid fair, hold a probability of The seminar promises to be most instructive.

noun

1. guarantee, word, bond, vow, commitment, pledge, undertaking, assurance, engagement, compact, oath, covenant, word of honour If you make a promise, you should keep it.

2. potential, ability, talent, capacity, capability, flair, aptitude He first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.

Quotations
«We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fears» [La Rochefoucauld Maxims]
«Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken» [Jonathan Swift Polite Conversation]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

promise

noun

A declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing:

assurance, covenant, engagement, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, plight, solemn word, vow, warrant, word, word of honor.

verb

1. To assume an obligation:

2. To guarantee by a solemn promise:

Idiom: give one’s word of honor.

Translations

promesaprometre

slibslíbitslibovatpříslib

løfteloveforventning

lupausluvata

obećanjeobećati

ígérígéretígérkezik

lofaloforîstrengja heitfyrirheit

約束する約束

약속약속하다

daug žadantisperspektyvusteikti vilčiųžadėti

apsolītdot izredzesizredzesperspektīvasolījums

promisiunepromite

prísľub

obljubaobljubitiprelomiti obljubodržati obljubo

löftelova

คำมั่นสัญญาสัญญา

hứalời hứa

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promise

[ˈprɒmɪs]

vt → promettre
to promise sth to sb, to promise sb sth → promettre qch à qn
to promise (that) … → promettre que …
to promise sb (that) … → promettre à qn que …
He promised his mother that he would write → Il a promis à sa mère qu’il écrirait.
promise me you won’t be … → promets-moi de ne pas être …
Promise me you won’t be late → Promets-moi de ne pas être en retard.
Promise me you will not waste your time → Promets-moi de ne pas perdre ton temps.

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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

promise

(ˈpromis) verb

1. to say, or give one’s word (that one will, or will not, do something etc). I promise (that) I won’t be late; I promise not to be late; I won’t be late, I promise (you)!

2. to say or give one’s assurance that one will give. He promised me a new dress.

3. to show signs of future events or developments. This situation promises well for the future.

noun

1. something promised. He made a promise; I’ll go with you – that’s a promise!

2. a sign of future success. She shows great promise in her work.

ˈpromising adjective

showing promise; likely to be good. She’s a promising pianist; Her work is promising.

promise

→ وَعَدَ, يُوعِد slib, slíbit løfte, love Versprechen υπόσχεση, υπόσχομαι promesa, prometer lupaus, luvata promesse, promettre obećanje, obećati promessa, promettere 約束, 約束する 약속, 약속하다 belofte, beloven løfte, love obiecać, obietnica promessa, prometer обещание, обещать löfte, lova คำมั่นสัญญา, สัญญา söz, söz vermek hứa, lời hứa 允诺, 许诺

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

promise

n. promesa;

v. prometer, dar la palabra.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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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.

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), prom·ised, prom·is·ing.

to engage or undertake by promise (usually used with an infinitive or a clause as object): She promised to go tomorrow.

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), prom·ised, prom·is·ing.

to afford ground for expectation (often followed by well or fair): His forthcoming novel promises well.

to make a promise.

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Origin of promise

1375–1425; (noun) late Middle English promis(se) <Medieval Latin prōmissa, for Latin prōmissum, noun use of neuter past participle of prōmittere to promise, literally, to send forth, equivalent to prō-pro-¹ + mittere to send; (v.) late Middle English promisen, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM promise

prom·is·a·ble, adjectiveprom·ise·ful, adjectiveprom·is·er, nounoutpromise, verb (used with object), out·prom·ised, out·prom·is·ing.

o·ver·prom·ise, verb (used with object), o·ver·prom·ised, o·ver·prom·is·ing.pre·prom·ise, noun, verb (used with object), pre·prom·ised, pre·prom·is·ing.quasi-promised, adjectivere·prom·ise, verb, re·prom·ised, re·prom·is·ing.un·prom·ised, adjective

Words nearby promise

prominent, prominently, prominent moth, promiscuity, promiscuous, promise, Promised Land, promisee, promising, promisor, promissory

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Words related to promise

agreement, assurance, commitment, guarantee, obligation, pact, pledge, vow, word, ability, potential, talent, affirm, agree, assure, commit, declare, ensure, encourage, hint

How to use promise in a sentence

Sweet reminded me that when we talked in January, she had said the 2020s would be the “decade of delivery on the promise of technology.”
The next thing to understand is that good investors know the promise you are making to them is just that—a promise.
They were fooled with promises like the Democrats make today.
That was the promise of FitrWoman, an app I downloaded on my phone last fall.

To help deliver on her promise, Atkins carried SB 1120 herself – one of the few measures she signed her name to this year.
With those words was a promise to launch the first group of passengers in the coming year.
Their authors promise that your spirit will be improved, your ambition honed, and your finances maximized by their advice.
He said the brokers promise that the Italian navy will pick them up, which he says has actually driven the prices down.
They opened for acts like Elliott Smith, Sloan, and Promise Ring.
Christie has a lot riding on fulfilling his promise of shepherding Atlantic City into a third boom era.
He is dead; but his three sons have the estate yet, and I think they would keep their father’s promise to the Indians.
Alford speaks of this as remarkable; but vision is the especial promise of Wisdom, therefore of Solomon, son of David.
From mere regrets he was passing now, through dismay, into utter repentance of his promise.
This information was balm to Louis, as it seemed to promise a peaceful termination to so threatening an affair.
Were they to be driven out,—driven out this very day, when the Virgin had only just now seemed to promise her help and protection?

British Dictionary definitions for promise

verb

(often foll by to; 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 futureI 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; betrothI’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 goodnessa writer showing considerable promise

the thing of which an assurance is given

Derived forms of promise

promiser, noun

Word Origin for promise

C14: from Latin prōmissum a promise, from prōmittere to send forth

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROMISE

From Latin prōmissum a promise, from prōmittere to send forth.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PROMISE

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROMISE

Promise is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb promise in English.

WHAT DOES PROMISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Promise

A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun promise means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity for good, similar to a value that is to be realized in the near future. In the law of contract, an exchange of promises is usually held to be legally enforceable, according to the Latin maxim pacta sunt servanda.

Definition of promise in the English dictionary

The first definition of promise in the dictionary is often foll by to; when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive to give an assurance of ; undertake in the future. Other definition of promise is to undertake to give. Promise is also to cause one to expect that in the future one is likely.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PROMISE

PRESENT

Present

I promise

you promise

he/she/it promises

we promise

you promise

they promise

Present continuous

I am promising

you are promising

he/she/it is promising

we are promising

you are promising

they are promising

Present perfect

I have promised

you have promised

he/she/it has promised

we have promised

you have promised

they have promised

Present perfect continuous

I have been promising

you have been promising

he/she/it has been promising

we have been promising

you have been promising

they have been promising

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I promised

you promised

he/she/it promised

we promised

you promised

they promised

Past continuous

I was promising

you were promising

he/she/it was promising

we were promising

you were promising

they were promising

Past perfect

I had promised

you had promised

he/she/it had promised

we had promised

you had promised

they had promised

Past perfect continuous

I had been promising

you had been promising

he/she/it had been promising

we had been promising

you had been promising

they had been promising

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will promise

you will promise

he/she/it will promise

we will promise

you will promise

they will promise

Future continuous

I will be promising

you will be promising

he/she/it will be promising

we will be promising

you will be promising

they will be promising

Future perfect

I will have promised

you will have promised

he/she/it will have promised

we will have promised

you will have promised

they will have promised

Future perfect continuous

I will have been promising

you will have been promising

he/she/it will have been promising

we will have been promising

you will have been promising

they will have been promising

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would promise

you would promise

he/she/it would promise

we would promise

you would promise

they would promise

Conditional continuous

I would be promising

you would be promising

he/she/it would be promising

we would be promising

you would be promising

they would be promising

Conditional perfect

I would have promise

you would have promise

he/she/it would have promise

we would have promise

you would have promise

they would have promise

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been promising

you would have been promising

he/she/it would have been promising

we would have been promising

you would have been promising

they would have been promising

Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you promise
we let´s promise
you promise

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Present Participle

promising

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROMISE

Synonyms and antonyms of promise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «PROMISE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «promise» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «promise» into 25 languages

TRANSLATION OF PROMISE

Find out the translation of promise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of promise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «promise» in English.

Translator English — Chinese

允诺

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish

promesa

570 millions of speakers

English

promise

510 millions of speakers

Translator English — Hindi

वादा

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic

وَعَدَ

280 millions of speakers

Translator English — Russian

обещание

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese

promessa

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali

প্রতিশ্রুতি

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French

promesse

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay

Janji

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — German

Versprechen

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese

約束

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean

약속

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese

Janji

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese

lời hứa

80 millions of speakers

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Trends of use of promise

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROMISE»

The term «promise» is very widely used and occupies the 5.229 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROMISE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about promise

10 QUOTES WITH «PROMISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word promise.

I love hotels for their solitude and comfort, but I believe a seedy one can have as much promise as a plush one.

The weather was fine, the valleys literally covered with buffaloe, and everything seemed to promise a safe and speedy movement to the first grove of timber on my route, supposed to be about ten days’ march.

The E.U. initially decided to end the isolation of Turkish Cyprus, to balance the accession of Cyprus. But the E.U. has not carried through on its promise.

It is our character that supports the promise of our future — far more than particular government programs or policies.

In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.

Made with Pencils is grounded in the creativity of a few, propelled by the financial support of many, and most importantly, it’s empowering generations to come. A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.

America knows it has got to deal with its deficit problems so that it, too, can promise it is making its proper and best contributions to the world economy.

Love always creates, it never destroys. In this lies man’s only promise.

The owners said that they wanted the salary cap and refused to promise that they would abide by the rules of the just-expired contract after the season ended. Believing we had no choice, the players went on strike in August of 1994.

Truth of a modest sort I can promise you, and also sincerity. That complete, praiseworthy sincerity which, while it delivers one into the hands of one’s enemies, is as likely as not to embroil one with one’s friends.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROMISE»

Discover the use of promise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to promise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Promise of Happiness

Ahmed maintains that happiness is a promise that directs us toward certain life choices and away from others. Happiness is promised to those willing to live their lives in the right way.

A Final Promise: The Campaign to Assimilate the Indians, …

«This is an important book.

The Jesus Person Pocket Promise Book: 800 Promises from the …

800 promises from the Word of God with biblical answers to most every spiritual and personal problem encountered today. The promises are categorized to speak to specific situations for quick reference.

A Promise Is a Promise:

When Allashua disobeys her parents and goes fishing on the sea ice, she has to use her wits to escape and to further trick the Qallupilluit when she promises to bring her brothers and sisters back to them.

Robert Munsch, Michael Kusugak, 2013

A Promise Is a Promise: An Almost Unbelievable Story of a …

This is a book you will always remember — about a mother and daughter whose bond of love is everlasting!

This book displays the underlying structure of a complex body of law and integrates that structure with moral principles.

Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy

Looks at the political, economic, and cultural history of the Weimar Republic. «This is not another standard history of the Weimar Republic.

Thirty-two years of his life went by living with the dead. But then somebody’s presence changed everything about his existence, for good or for worse? Let us have you decide the same… I promise . . . brings Raghunath’s life to a question.

The Promise of the New South : Life After Reconstruction: …

In this story, with its blend of new technology and old hatreds, genteel picnics and mob violence, Edward Ayers captures the history of the South in the years between Reconstruction and the turn of the century.

College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Edward L. Ayers Dean, and Hugh P. Kelley Professor of History University of Virginia, 2007

The 4400: Welcome to Promise City

Based on the hit USA Network series The 4400, an original novel about a group of 4400 people taken out of their time and returned to the present day with special powers, only no one, including them, is sure if they are a force for good…or …

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROMISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term promise is used in the context of the following news items.

Will Hillary’s ‘Half A Billion Solar Panels’ Promise Send Billions To …

Hillary Clinton’s newest campaign promise to install half a billion solar panels across the country has been praised by liberal media outlets and … «Daily Caller, Jul 15»

Home ownership is an ’empty promise‘ as house prices in England …

The Prime Minister’s election placard promising ‘a home of your own’ is on the verge of becoming an empty promise. The only way for the … «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Newspaper ownership: political influence trumps the promise of profits

Newspaper ownership: political influence trumps the promise of profits. July 28, 2015 12.24am EDT. Anton Harber … «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»

Thousands Of Students At Risk Of Not Qualifying For TN Promise …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eight hours of community service could keep thousands of students from receiving the Tennessee Promise scholarship. «NewsChannel5.com, Jul 15»

Ex-Senator, Troubled Airline Promise Unalaskans Improved Service

Former Senator Mark Begich, his former Senate staffer Schawna Thoma and Grant Aviation president Bob Lowrance in Unalaska. (Photo by … «Alaska Public Radio Network, Jul 15»

Deadline for Cuesta College’s Promise Scholarship approaching

Recent San Luis Obispo County high school graduates have until Aug. 3 to apply for Cuesta College’s Promise Scholarship offering a fee-free … «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»

Flying high at LaGuardia airport

The design and promise of a modern Flushing airport with connected terminals and public transportation is, for today, just a design and promise … «Newsday, Jul 15»

Vacation and Horrible Bosses writers set to pen new Spider-Man …

Vacation and Horrible Bosses writers set to pen new Spider-Man — promise he’s funny. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 — 07:30 AM. In case you hadn’t heard (and really … «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

TEST: Child trackers that promise to help protect your child

Big crowds can make it difficult for parents to keep up with their children, especially when that child wanders off. Cleveland Love was with his … «KATV, Jul 15»

World Champs 10K Runner Emily Infeld Fulfills Early Promise

After the run, Flanagan told her, “I promise you, you’re going to feel better running the 10K [at the U.S. championships] than you did during that … «Runner’s World Newswire, Jul 15»

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Other forms: promised; promises; promising

A promise is an agreement to do or not do something. Also, when you have potential, you show promise.

If your parents say you can go for ice cream and then it doesn’t happen, you’ll probably say, «But you promised!» People promise small things, like to visit someone, and big things, like marriage: “Til death do us part” is a promise many people make on their wedding day. Another meaning is to make a prediction, as in, «You’ll regret this, I promise!” Also, if you show promise playing the violin, maybe someday you’ll play in an orchestra.

Definitions of promise

noun

a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
noun

grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

“there is little or no
promise that he will recover”

synonyms:

hope
verb

make a promise or commitment

synonyms:

assure

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pledge, plight

promise solemnly and formally

swear off

promise to abstain from

contract, undertake

enter into a contractual arrangement

guarantee, undertake

promise to do or accomplish

vow

make a vow; promise

stipulate

make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force

sign

be engaged by a written agreement

subvent, subvention, underwrite

guarantee financial support of

guarantee, vouch

give surety or assume responsibility

condition, qualify, specify, stipulate

specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

covenant

enter into a covenant or formal agreement

lease, rent

let for money

charter, hire, lease, rent

hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

covenant

enter into a covenant

type of:

declare

state emphatically and authoritatively
verb

promise to undertake or give

“I
promise you my best effort”
verb

give grounds for expectations

“The new results were
promising”

“The results
promised fame and glory”

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be

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
verb

make a prediction about; tell in advance

synonyms:

anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate

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read

interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior

outguess, second-guess

attempt to anticipate or predict

augur

predict from an omen

bet, wager

maintain with or as if with a bet

calculate, forecast, project

predict in advance

prophesy, vaticinate

predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

scry

divine by gazing into crystals

vaticinate

foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy

enlighten, irradiate

give spiritual insight to; in religion

type of:

guess, hazard, pretend, venture

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

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