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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.^[1] It can also mean a capacity for good, similar to a value that is to be realized in the near future.^[2]

In the law of contract, an exchange of promises is usually held to be legally enforceable, according to the Latin maxim pacta sunt servanda.

TypesEdit

There are many types of promises. There are solemn promises, such as marriage vows or military oaths and are conventions. There are legal contracts, enforceable by law. Or, there are fairy tale promises, regrettable and problematic at the time, they must be honored. And lastly, there are election promises, commitments that most people realize will later be shaped by politics and compromise.

Both an oath and an affirmation can be a promise. One special kind of promise is the vow.

A notable type of promise is an election promise. Election promises are pledges that will be later shaped by politics and the cooperation of individuals.^[3]

A promise is a manifestation of intent to act or refrain from acting in a specified way at some point in the future.^[4] It’s communicated by one party, to at least one additional party, to signify a commitment has been made. The person manifesting intent is the Promisor. The person to whom the manifestation is addressed is the Promisee.

In law, contracts are created by a process of offer and acceptance. An offer to enter into a binding contract consists of an indication by the Oferror to be legally bound by the terms indicated in the offer once the person to whom the offer is addressed, the Offeree, has accepted the offer in the manner indicated in the offer (if any). Once acceptance has taken place, a binding contract has come into existence and both parties are legally bound by its terms. A contract is therefore a voluntarily assumed legal obligation. A party who fails to perform his obligations under the contract is said to be in breach of contract and is liable to compensate the other party. Compensation normally takes the form of payment of a sum of money sufficient to place the party entitled to damages in the same position as in which that party would have been if the contract had been performed. For instance, if A agrees to sell a car to B for $10,000 and B agrees to pay, then if A fails to deliver the car, B would be entitled to compensation sufficient to enable B to purchase a similar car without having to spend more than the agreed price. Therefore, if by the time of the breach the price of the car has increased by 10%, A would be liable to pay B $1,000, assuming that B has not paid anything yet. If B has paid a deposit of $5,000, then B would be entitled to restitution of his deposit plus the $1,000. A contract may consist of mutual undertakings, as in the example just given, where A agreed to deliver a car and B agrees to pay for it. Such contracts are known as bilateral contracts. But a contract may only give rise to an undertaking by one party, as where A agrees to pay B if B finds a particular car which A has been trying to acquire. B is under no duty to search but would be entitled to payment if she finds the car.

Other types of promises would include solemn promises which includes marriage vows and military oaths. People also make fairy tale promises which are regrettable and difficult at the time the promise is made but must still be honored.^[5]

Conditional commitmentEdit

In loan guarantees, a commitment requires to meet an equity commitment, as well as other conditions, before the loan guarantee is closed.

ReligionEdit

Religions have similar attitudes towards promises.

ChristianityEdit

In Christianity, with regard to keeping promises, Ecclesiastes 5:5–6 states: «Better not to promise at all than to make a promise and not keep it. Don’t let your own words lead you into sin».^[6]

A distinction is made between simple promises and oaths or vows. An oath is a promise invoking God as a witness.^[7] A vow is a solemn form of a promise typically made to commit oneself to a moral good with God as witness, and binds oneself to its fulfillment over time.^[8]

Some groups of Christians, for example the Religious Society of Friends and the Anabaptist Churches (such as the Mennonites), object to the taking of both oaths and affirmations, basing their objections upon a commandment given in the Sermon on the Mount, and regard all promises to be witnessed by God.

IslamEdit

In Surah An-Nahl, God forbids Muslims to break their promises after they have confirmed them. All promises are regarded as having Allah as their witness and guarantor. In the hadith, Muhammad states that a Muslim who made a promise and then saw a better thing to do, should do the better thing and then make an act of atonement for breaking the promise.^{[citation needed]} It is forbidden to break an oath in Islam. However, when someone does break an oath, they are required to ask for forgiveness and make up for the sin by feeding/clothing 10 poor people or freeing a slave (which is nearly impossible today), or, if unable to do these, to fast for three days. One of the four types of promises that are punished quickly is when you want to harm a relationship when the other person wants to keep it.^[9]

PhilosophyEdit

Philosophers have tried to establish rules for promises. Immanuel Kant suggested promises should always be kept, while some consequentialists argue that promises should be broken whenever doing so would yield benefits. In How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time, Iain King tried to reconcile these positions, suggesting that promises should be kept ‘unless they are worth less to others than a new option is to you,’^[10] and that this requires a relevant, unforeseen and reasonably unforeseeable change in the situation more important than the promise itself arising after the promise is made.^[11]

As opposed to Kant, some Rossian pluralists believe that morality with regards to right and wrong cannot be formalized in writing.^[12] In certain circumstances, breaking one’s promise may be more beneficial than the cost of keeping it.^{[citation needed]} These moral principles need guidance and good judgments to maximize the benefits of people involved.

PoliticsEdit

In democracy promises are made to offer assurance, especially during election. Political tactic to offer promise that would guarantee a better future to sway voters. In Western democracies, election promises are more often fulfilled than not.^{[citation needed]} However, certain promises are famously broken.

SocietyEdit

Linking little fingers is one of several common gestures indicating a promise has been made.

The «promise», in sociology and society, as discussed by C. Wright Mills^[13] and others is the ideological impression or commitment our society makes to us, and the commitment we make to our society in return for prosperity. The best or most popular example of this is the American Dream.

PsychologyEdit

Promises are compared with threats by Verbrugge, Dieussaert, Schaeken and William.^[14] When a threat or promise is conditional, it tends to receive biconditional interpretation. Also, both threats and promises are highly controlled by the speaker. The fundamental difference is the valence of the prospective action on the speaker’s part. In the case of a promise it is generally positive while in the case of a threat it is negative. There is some evidence to suggest that threats are perceived simply as negative promises.^[15] However, promises are often made with an intent on the speaker’s part to convince a hearer to do something by holding out the prospect of a reward; threats by contrasts are often made with an intent to influence a hearer’s behavior by holding out the prospect of a punishment. In addition, certain characteristics of promises and threats, such as «magnitude» and «credibility», affect the probability that the target will gain compliance or failure.^[16]
Promises can fall under many different categories, however they will have two key components. The type of activity that the promises undertakes to do, and the content of the promise. Promises can give us both the security that something is being fully guaranteed and the stress that you are guaranteeing something that cannot be verified at that given moment. This can create both a positive and a negative effect on our minds.^[17]

NotesEdit

^ «Promise». Retrieved 26 April 2018 – via The Free Dictionary.
^ Pierce, Doris. Journal of Occupational Science, V. 19 (4), 09/2012, pp. 298–311
^ Pierce D. «Promise». Journal of Occupational Science (2012), 19 (4):298–311
^ Hogg, Martin (2011). Promises and Contract Law. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–57. ISBN 978-0-521-19338-2.
^ Pierce, Doris (1 October 2012). «Promise». Journal of Occupational Science. 19 (4): 298–311. doi:10.1080/14427591.2012.667778. S2CID 219610730.
^ Lovis, Mark (26 January 2017). Parenting from the Scriptures and Scriptures for the Parents. Christian Faith Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63525-059-6.
^ Bunson, Matthew (2010). Catholic Almanac 2010. Our Sunday Visitor. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-59276-614-7.
^ Bunson, op. cit. p. 160
^ «Greater Sins.» Al-Islam.org by the Ahlul Bayt DILP – Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Dec. 2011. http://www.al-islam.org/greater_sins_complete/26.ht^{[permanent dead link]}
^ How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time: Solving the Riddle of Right and Wrong (2008), p. 142
^ How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time: Solving the Riddle of Right and Wrong (2008), p. 143
^ Moral Rules and Principles. (2006), p. 384
^ «Home» (PDF). nsula.edu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ Promise is debt, threat another matter: the effect of credibility on the interpretation of conditional promises and threats. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 58(2), 106–112.
^ Wray, Helen; Wood, Jeffrey S.; Haigh, Matthew; Stewart, Andrew J. (2016-07-03). «Threats may be negative promises (but warnings are more than negative tips)» (PDF). Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 28 (5): 593–600. doi:10.1080/20445911.2016.1152972. ISSN 2044-5911. S2CID 148226764.
^ DeLamater John D. & Meyers J. Daniels. Social Psychology. Wadsworth Publishing; 7 edition, 2010, p. 212
^ «Promise me you’ll try». Psychology Today. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

ReferencesEdit

Plato, The Republic (c. 370 BC) Book I, 33IB
Cicero, De Officiis (c. 20 BC) I, C. IO, III, cc. 24–25
Decretals of Gregory IX lib. II, tit. 26, C. 27, canon law did not enforce all promises
Reinach, The Apriorischen Grundlagen des Bürgerlichen Rechtes (1922) §§ 2–4, that all rational societies need to have some way of making promises binding
Hooker, Brad. «Moral Rules and Principles.» Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Ed. Donald M. Borchert. 2nd ed. Vol. 6. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006. 382–385.

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web

And then make certain to keep that promise.

—Judith Martin, oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2023

And then make certain to keep that promise.

—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023

And then make certain to keep that promise.

—Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023

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.

—Julia Boyd, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023

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

—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023

Investing always comes with some degree of risk, and the promise of a return is definitely a red flag.

—Nina Derwin, Redbook, 6 Apr. 2023

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.

—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023

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.

—Leah Dolan, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023

There’s a new version called the Grand Highlander coming soon, however, that promises a more spacious interior.

—Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023

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

—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023

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.

—Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023

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.

—Julia Lieblich, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023

Black Walnut Cafe With multiple locations across Houston, Black Walnut Cafe is a breakfast lover’s paradise that promises hearty dishes and delivers in a big way.

—Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 8 Apr. 2023

Made to accommodate small or large cup sizes, these silicone pasties come in six skin tones and promise to stay in place for up to 12 hours.

—Natalie Alcala, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2023

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.

—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023

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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Источник

обещать, обещаться, посулить, сулить, обещание, перспектива, посул

глагол ↓

- обещать; давать обещание, обязательство, обязываться

to promise money [assistance] — обещать деньги [помощь]
he always promises readily — он всегда охотно даёт обещания
I promise to come /that I will come/ — я обещаю прийти /что я приду/
I promised myself a quiet evening — я решил /дал себе слово/ спокойно провести вечер

- разг. уверять

I promise you — уверяю вас
it was not so easy, I promise you — поверьте, это было не так легко

- подавать надежды; сулить, предвещать

the weather promises large crops — такая погода сулит хороший урожай
the day promises well — день обещает быть хорошим
the scheme promises well — этот план выглядит многообещающим
promise little but do much — поменьше обещай, побольше делай
he promises mountains and performs molehills — ≅ он горазд на обещания; наобещает с три короба, а не сделает почти ничего

существительное ↓

- обещание

conditional promise — юр. условное обещание или обязательство
parole promise — устное /словесное/ обещание
promise to help /of help/ — обещание помочь
breach of promise — нарушение обязательства /обещания/
to give /to make/ a promise — дать обещание, обещать
to keep /to carry out/ one’s promise — исполнить /выполнить/ обещание
to break one’s promise, to go back on one’s promise — не сдержать обещания, нарушить обещание

- то, что обещано, обещанное

I claim your promise — я требую то, что вы обещали

- перспектива, надежда

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

the Christian promise of eternal life — христианские обещания вечной жизни
to accomplish a promise — выполнить обещание
to act up to a promise — сдержать обещание
to nail smb. down to his promise — требовать от кого-л. выполнения обещания
to give / make a promise — обещать / давать обещание
to keep a promise — сдержать обещание
to go back on a promise — отказаться от обещания
to break a promise — нарушить обещание
to fulfill a promise — сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное
to renege on / repudiate a promise — отказываться от обязательства
vain promise — пустое обещание

Примеры с переводом

I promise to be careful.

Обещаю, что буду осторожен.

She gave me her promise.

Она дала мне обещание.

I hate to break my promise.

Терпеть не могу нарушать обещания.

Dark clouds promise rain.

Тёмные тучи предвещают дождь.

I promise not to trouble you again.

Я обещаю не беспокоить вас снова.

I promise I will do my duty.

Я обещаю, я выполню свой долг.

‘I promise,’ she repeated.

— Я обещаю, — повторила она.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

The results promised fame and glory

He was able to exact a promise from them.

He reappeared two hours later, as promised.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

promised — обетованный, обещанный
promising — многообещающий, подающий надежды
promisor — должник по договору
promiser — векселедатель, должник, давший обещание

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: promise
he/she/it: promises
ing ф. (present participle): promising
2-я ф. (past tense): promised
3-я ф. (past participle): promised

noun
ед. ч.(singular): promise
мн. ч.(plural): promises

Источник

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promise

promise [ˊprɒmɪs]

1) обеща́ние;

2) перспекти́ва;

1) обеща́ть

3) подава́ть наде́жды, сули́ть

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > promise
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promise

Персональный Сократ > promise
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promise

[ˈprɔmɪs]

binding promise обязывающее обещание break a promise нарушать обещание to keep one’s promise сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; to break (или to go back on) one’s promise не сдержать обещания campaign promise предвыборное обещание promise обещание; to give (или to make) a promise обещать a pupil of promise in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке; to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды gratuitous promise обязательство без встречного удовлетворения to hold out promises сулить, обещать; the land of promise библ. земля обетованная promise разг. уверять; I promise you уверяю вас implied promise подразумеваемое обещание ineffective promise пустое обещание to keep one’s promise сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; to break (или to go back on) one’s promise не сдержать обещания to hold out promises сулить, обещать; the land of promise библ. земля обетованная promise брать обязательство promise давать обещание promise договорная обязанность promise надежда promise обещание; to give (или to make) a promise обещать promise обещание promise обещать promise перспектива; a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек promise перспектива promise подавать надежды, сулить promise разг. уверять; I promise you уверяю вас promise of gift обещание субсидии promise of guarantee обещание гарантии promise of payment обещание платежа promise to pay a debt обещание уплатить долг promise to perform an agreement обещание выполнить соглашение a pupil of promise in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке; to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды standing promise постоянное обязательство promise перспектива; a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек

English-Russian short dictionary > promise
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promise

ˈprɔmɪs
1. сущ.
1) обещание to go back on one’s promise ≈ не сдержать обещания to fulfill one’s promise ≈ сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное to renege on, repudiate a promise ≈ отказываться от обязательства She made a promise to write every week. ≈ Она обещала писать каждую неделю. They kept their promise that the debt would be repaid promptly. ≈ Они сдержали слово и выплатили долг вовремя. broken promise campaign promise empty promise hollow promise rash promise sacred promise solemn promise
2) а) перспектива, вид, ракурс. проекция б) залог( чего-л.), надежда( на что-л.) This scholarship is given for promise, rather than for attainment. ≈ Грант дается в надежде (на результаты в будущем), а не за уже существующие достижения. Syn: pledge
1., earnest II, forerunner ∙ land of promise
2. гл.
1) обещать, давать обещание I’ve promised the next dance to Jim. ≈ Следующий танец я обещала Джиму.
2) разг., уст. уверять Syn: assure, warrant
2.
3) а) подавать надежды б) сулить, предвещать, быть знаком( чего-л.) Dark clouds promise rain. ≈ Темное небо предвещает дождь. From what little I’ve seen of your book so far, I would say that it promises well. ≈ Та небольшая часть твоей книги, которую мне удалось прочесть, говорит о том, что должно получиться неплохо.
4) диал. обещать руку и сердце, обручиться Syn: betroth
обещание — conditional * (юридическое) условное обещание или обязательство — parole * устное обещание то, что обещано, обещанное — I claim your * я требую то, что вы обещали перспектива, надежда — a youth of great * многообещающий юноша, юноша, подающий надежды > the Land of P. (библеизм) земля обетованная > * is debt давши слово, держись > *s are (like piecrust) made to be broken обещания не долговечнее корки пирога;
на то и обещания, чтобы их нарушать обещать;
давать обещание, обязательство, обязываться — to * money обещать деньги — he always *s readily он всегда охотно дает обещания (разговорное) уверять — I * you уверяю вас — it was not so easy, I * you поверьте, это было не так легко подавать надежды;
сулить, предвещать — the weather *s large crops такая погода сулит хороший урожай > * little but do much поменьше обещай, побольше делай > he *s mountains and performs molehills он горазд на обещания;
наобещает с три короба, а не сделает почти ничего
binding ~ обязывающее обещание
break a ~ нарушать обещание
to keep one’s ~ сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное;
to break( или to go back on) one’s promise не сдержать обещания
campaign ~ предвыборное обещание
~ обещание;
to give (или to make) a promise обещать
a pupil of ~ in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке;
to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды
gratuitous ~ обязательство без встречного удовлетворения
to hold out ~s сулить, обещать;
the land of promise библ. земля обетованная
~ разг. уверять;
I promise you уверяю вас
implied ~ подразумеваемое обещание
ineffective ~ пустое обещание
to keep one’s ~ сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное;
to break (или to go back on) one’s promise не сдержать обещания
to hold out ~s сулить, обещать;
the land of promise библ. земля обетованная
promise брать обязательство ~ давать обещание ~ договорная обязанность ~ надежда ~ обещание;
to give (или to make) a promise обещать ~ обещание ~ обещать ~ перспектива;
a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек ~ перспектива ~ подавать надежды, сулить ~ разг. уверять;
I promise you уверяю вас
~ of gift обещание субсидии
~ of guarantee обещание гарантии
~ of payment обещание платежа
~ to pay a debt обещание уплатить долг
~ to perform an agreement обещание выполнить соглашение
a pupil of ~ in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке;
to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды
standing ~ постоянное обязательство
~ перспектива;
a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > promise
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promise

1. n обещание

2. n то, что обещано, обещанное

3. n перспектива, надежда

4. v обещать; давать обещание, обязательство, обязываться

5. v разг. уверять

6. v подавать надежды; сулить, предвещать

Синонимический ряд:

2. pledge (noun) assurance; commitment; covenant; engagement; guarantee; oath; pact; pass; pledge; plight; vow; word

3. augur (verb) augur; betoken; bode; forebode; foreshadow; foreshow; foretoken; indicate; omen; portend; prefigure; presage

4. engage (verb) contract; engage; pass; pledge; undertake

5. swear (verb) agree; contract; covenant; plight; swear; vow

English-Russian base dictionary > promise
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promise

1. [ʹprɒmıs]

1. обещание

parole promise — устное /словесное/ обещание

promise to help /of help/ — обещание помочь

to give /to make/ a promise — дать обещание, обещать

to keep /to carry out/ one’s promise — исполнить /выполнить/ обещание

to break one’s promise, to go back on one’s promise — не сдержать обещания, нарушить обещание

2. то, что обещано, обещанное

I claim your promise — я требую то, что вы обещали

3. перспектива, надежда

a youth of great /of high/ promise — многообещающий юноша, юноша, подающий надежды

to give /to show/ promise — подавать надежды

there is a promise of warm weather — ожидается тёплая погода; погода обещает быть тёплой

the Land of Promise — земля обетованная

promise is debt — ≅ давши слово, держись

promises are (like piecrust) made to be broken — обещания не долговечнее корки пирога; на то и обещания, чтобы их нарушать [ тж. piecrust ]

2. [ʹprɒmıs]

1. обещать; давать обещание, обязательство, обязываться

to promise money [assistance] — обещать деньги [помощь]

I promise to come /that I will come/ — я обещаю прийти /что я приду/

I promised myself a quiet evening — я решил /дал себе слово/ спокойно провести вечер

it was not so easy, I promise you — поверьте, это было не так легко

3. подавать надежды; сулить, предвещать

promise little but do much — поменьше обещай, побольше делай

he promises mountains and performs molehills — ≅ он горазд на обещания; наобещает с три короба, а не сделает почти ничего

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promise

I [‘prɔmɪs]

n

She made a promise to write every week. — Она обещала писать каждую неделю.

They kept their promise that the debt would be repaid promptly. — Они сдержали слово и выплатили долг вовремя

— broken promise

— campaign promise
— empty promise
— rash promise
— sacred promise
— promise of help
— promise to do smth
— give a promise
— keep one’s promise
— go back on one’s promise
— fulfill one’s promise
— repudiate a promise
II [‘prɔmɪs]

v

обещать, давать обещание

— promise smth

— promise smb smth
— promise smth to smb
— promise to do smth
— promise that…

USAGE:

В отличие от русского языка, в котором глагол обещать обычно употребляется с косвенным дополнением (кому?), в аналогичной английской конструкции это дополнение чаще всего не употребляется, если оно легко определяется по ситуации: Did you invite him? — Yes, I did and he promised to come. Вы его пргласили? — Да, он обещал мне, что придет

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promise

[‘prɔmɪs]
1.

сущ.

to give / make a promise — обещать

to renege on / repudiate a promise — отказываться от обязательства

She made a promise to write every week. — Она обещала писать каждую неделю.

They kept their promise that the debt would be repaid promptly. — Они сдержали слово и выплатили долг вовремя.

— campaign promise
— empty promise
— hollow promise
— rash promise
— solemn promise
— firm promise
— false promise

2) перспектива, проекция

This scholarship is given for promise, rather than for attainment. — Этот грант даётся в надежде (на результаты в будущем), а не за уже существующие достижения.

Syn:

3) то, что обещано, обещанное

2.

гл.

1) обещать, давать обещание

I’ve promised the next dance to Jim. — Следующий танец я обещала Джиму.

Syn:

3)

б) сулить, предвещать, быть знаком

Dark clouds promise rain. — Тёмные тучи предвещают дождь.

From what little I’ve seen of your book so far, I would say that it promises well. — Та небольшая часть твоей книги, которую мне удалось прочесть, говорит о том, что должно получиться неплохо.

4) обещать руку и сердце, обручиться

Syn:

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promise

1) обещание; to give (или to make) a promise обещать; to keep one’s promise сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; to break (или to go back on) one’s promise не сдержать обещания

2) перспектива; a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек; a pupil of promise in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке; to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды; to hold out promises сулить, обещать

the land of promise

bibl.

земля обетованная

1) обещать

2)

collocation

уверять; I promise you уверяю вас

3) подавать надежды, сулить

Syn:

assure

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1 (n) обещание

2 (v) обещать; пообещать

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[prom·ise || ‘prɑmɪs /’prɒ-]
обещание, перспектива, посул
обещать, обещаться, уверять, подавать надежды, сулить, посулить

* * *

обещание

обещать

обязательство

перспектива

пообещать

посул

посулить

сулить

* * *

1. сущ.
1) обещание
2) а) перспектива, вид, ракурс. проекция
б) залог (чего-л.), надежда (на что-л.)
2. гл.
1) обещать, давать обещание
2) разг., устар. уверять

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promise

1.

n

обеща́ние с

keep (break) one’s promise — сдержа́ть обеща́ние

2.

v

обеща́ть

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promise

[‘prɒmɪs]

1) Общая лексика: давать обещание, зарок, обет, обещание, обещать, обязываться, перспектива, подавать надежды, пообещать, предвещать, сулить, уверять , уверяю вас , посул

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обещание; обязательство || обещать; давать обязательство

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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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Asked by: Halle Corkery PhD

Score: 4.2/5
(61 votes)

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.

What is the real meaning of promise?

A promise is a statement which you make to a person in which you say that you will definitely do something or give them something. If you make a promise, you should keep it. The program has lived up to its promise to promote family welfare. Synonyms: guarantee, word, bond, vow More Synonyms of promise.

What does promise mean in love?

n. 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.

Is a 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.

Why is it important to keep a promise?

Keeping promises can help build trust between people. This way the other person knows you have kept their promises in the past, so they will trust you in the future”), which causes minor disruptions in the flow of the essay.

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What is promise in Bible?

In the New Covenant scriptures, promise (epangelia) is used in the sense of God’s design to visit his people redemptively in the person of his son Jesus Christ. … «For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ» (2 Cor 1:20 NIV).

What are the 7 promises of God?

God reminds us daily,

I am your strength.
I will never leave you.
I have plans for you to prosper.
I hear your prayers.
I will fight for you.
I will give you peace.
I always love you.

What are the 5 promises of God?

Chapter Summaries

Let’s Begin (Introduction) …
Promise #1: God Is Always with Me (I Will Not Fear) …
Promise #2: God Is Always in Control (I Will Not Doubt) …
Promise #3: God Is Always Good (I Will Not Despair) …
Promise #4: God Is Always Watching (I Will Not Falter) …
Promise #5: God Is Always Victorious 131 (I Will Not Fail)

What are the three promises of God?

Promise #1: I am your strength. “I can do all this through him who gives me strength” (Phil 4:13). Promise #2: I will never leave you. Promise #3: I have plans to prosper you.

What three things did Abraham promise?

Terms in this set (3)

First Promise. Land. First, he promised Abraham a land, a specific location for his people.
Second Promise. Descendants. Secondly, he promised Abraham descendants. …
Third Promise. Blessing.

What are God’s promises to me?

10 Promises of God

God promises to strengthen you. …
God promises to give you rest. …
God promises to take care of all your needs. …
God promises to answer your prayers. …
God promises to work everything out for your good. …
God promises to be with you. …
God promises to protect you. …
God promises freedom from sin.

What is God’s promise to David?

I will be his father, and he shall be my son; if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men, but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

What is God’s first name?

Yahweh, name for the God of the Israelites, representing the biblical pronunciation of “YHWH,” the Hebrew name revealed to Moses in the book of Exodus. The name YHWH, consisting of the sequence of consonants Yod, Heh, Waw, and Heh, is known as the tetragrammaton.

What is God’s most important promise?

“I think the most important promise God ever made was to give his son for our sins,” Mikelle, 11, said. “Jesus died and shed his blood for us. Before that, people killed sheep, cows and other animals for sacrifices. But when Jesus died, his blood covered us all.”

What happens when God remembers?

When God remembers you, your tears will be turned to joy. When God remembers you, the unimaginable, unexpected, uncommon miracles will happen. … But when God remembered her in Genesis 30:22 – And God hearkened to her and opened her womb. When God remembers you, obstacles will be rolled away and barriers will be broken.

What is the 4 types of prayer?

John Damascene provides a memorable and versatile definition: “Prayer is the raising of the mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God. ” This definition encompasses the four main kinds of prayer: adoration, contrition, thanksgiving and supplication.

How do we study God’s promises?

Spend time in silence and prayer before you begin your study for the week. Spend as much time in prayer as you want. Use the prayer given, pray other prayers, sit with God in the silence and begin your time in study just being with God. You can repeat this as much as you want and however you want!

What are the unconditional promises of God?

Concerning unconditional promises, God has promised to never again destroy man from earth by way of a flood (Gen. 9:11). It matters not whether man is obedient to God or in utter rebellion to God, He has promised that He will not destroy man from the earth by a flood.

What makes a good promise?

Effective promises are developed with intention and have meaning. Commitments should be thoughtfully negotiated and the person making the promise should feel confident they can deliver on the promise.

What happens if you break a promise?

It not only disappoints the person we’ve promised, but it also erodes bits of our self-esteem, too. Brain research shows that breaking promises actually registers in our brain activity, showing up as emotional conflict for the promise breaker as a result of suppressing their honesty.

What does it mean when someone breaks a promise?

: to not do what one said one would definitely do.

What is an example of a promise?

The definition of a promise is a statement given by someone that he will do as he said, or it can refer to a person’s potential. An example of a promise is when someone has sworn to meet you at one. … An example of promise is when you say to your friend «I swear I will be there.»

How do you know if a promise is resolved?

Promise resolve() method:

If the value is a promise then promise is returned.
If the value has a “then” attached to the promise, then the returned promise will follow that “then” to till the final state.
The promise fulfilled with its value will be returned.

How do you use the word promise?

Promise sentence example

When I make a promise , I keep it. …
I promise not to harm you. …
I promise to behave. …
I promise not to leave. …
I promise not to plaster you with mud this time. …
At least I obtained his promise of confidence. …
I shall not be at peace till you promise me this.

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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

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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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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

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promise

n. promesa;

v. prometer, dar la palabra.

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Meaning promise

What does promise mean? Here you find 19 meanings of the word promise. You can also add a definition of promise yourself

1	0 0 1) n. a firm agreement to perform an act, refrain from acting or …

2	0 0 promise From the English word promise, from Latin promissum. It is currently most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.

3	0 0 promise c. 1400, from promise (n.). Related: Promised; promising. Promised land (1530s) is a reference to the land of Canaan promised to Abraham and his progeny (Hebrew xi:9, etc.; Greek ten ges tes epangelia [..]

4	0 0 promise c. 1400, «a pledge, vow,» from Old French promesse «promise, guarantee, assurance» (13c.) and directly from Latin promissum «a promise,» noun use of neuter past participl [..]

5	0 0 promise 1) A firm commitment to perform an act, refrain from acting, or make a payment or delivery. 2) In contract law, something of value provided in return for the other party’s promise (both of which [..]

6	0 0 promise a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future make a promise or commitment grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; &quot;there is lit [..]

7	0 0 promise to say that you will or will not do something, without fail

8	0 0 promise menander zayn

9	0 0 promise tsuzog

10	0 0 promise tsuzogn

11	0 0 promise 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 …

12	0 0 promise Promise is an obligation given by one party to another, to carry out or refrain from carrying a specified act or acts. The person making the promise is the promisor, and promisee is the person to whom [..]

13	0 0 promise (n) a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future(n) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future(v) make a promise or commitment(v) promise to [..]

14	0 0 promise «Promise» means a written undertaking to pay money signed by the person undertaking to pay. An acknowledgment of an obligation by the obligor is not a promise unless the obligor also underta [..]

15	0 0 promise A bidding statement indicating the smallest number of cards in a suit or high-card points in a hand. For example, an opening bid of 1 ♣ promises a minimum of three cards in standard methods.

16	0 0 promise An entry that does not have a corresponding image on the platform and can be used by vendors or photographers as a checklist of images that need to be created and uploaded for a project

17	0 0 promise (countable) An oath or affirmation; a vow. (if I make a promise, I always stick to it; he broke his promise) (countable) A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertak [..]

18	0 0 promise Founded in 1988, Promise is a manufacturer company of computer enterprise storage, SMB storage, controllers, and RAID solutions.

19	0 0 promise From the English word promise, from Latin promissum. It is currently most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.

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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

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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Alternative forms[edit]

promyse (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English promis, promisse, borrowed from Old French promesse, from Medieval Latin prōmissa, Latin prōmissum (“a promise”), feminine and neuter of promissus, past participle of prōmittō (“I send or put forth, let go forward, say beforehand, promise”), from pro (“forth”) + mittere (“to send”); see mission. Compare admit, commit, permit, etc. Displaced native Old English ġehātan (“to promise”) and ġehāt (“a promise”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒmɪs/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑmɪs/
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒmɪs, (General American) -ɑmɪs
Hyphenation: prom‧ise

Noun[edit]

promise (countable and uncountable, plural promises)

(countable) an oath or affirmation; a vow

if I make a promise, I always stick to it; he broke his promise
(countable) 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.
- 1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), pages 547–548
  
  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.
(uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
- My native country was full of youthful promise.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess‎^[1]:
  
  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.
She shows great promise as an actress.
(countable, computing, programming) A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.

Synonyms: delay, deferred, (imprecise) future
(countable, obsolete) 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.

Translations[edit]

vow

Albanian: premtim (sq) m
Arabic: وَعْد‎ m (waʕd), وَعْدَة‎ f (waʕda)

Egyptian Arabic: وعد‎ m (waʿd)

Hijazi Arabic: وَعَد‎ m (waʿad)
Armenian: խոստում (hy) (xostum)
Asturian: promesa f
Azerbaijani: söz (az), vəd
Bashkir: вәғәҙә (väğäðä)
Belarusian: абяца́нне n (abjacánnje)
Bengali: অঙ্গীকার (bn) (oṅgikar), প্রতিশ্রুতি (protiśruti)
Breton: promesa (br) f
Bulgarian: обеща́ние (bg) n (obeštánie)
Burmese: ကတိ (my) (ka.ti.), ခံဝန်ချက် (my) (hkam-wanhkyak)
Catalan: promesa (ca) f
Chinese:

Mandarin: 諾言／诺言 (zh) (nuòyán), 答應／答应 (zh) (dāying), 許諾／许诺 (zh) (xǔnuò), 誓言 (zh) (shìyán), 承諾／承诺 (zh) (chéngnuò)
Corsican: prumèssa f
Czech: slib (cs) m
Danish: løfte (da) n
Dutch: belofte (nl) f
Esperanto: promeso
Estonian: lubadus
Ewe: ŋugbedodo
Faroese: eiti n, lyfti n
Finnish: lupaus (fi)
French: vœu (fr) m, promesse (fr) f
Galician: promesa f
Georgian: დაპირება (daṗireba)
German: Versprechen (de) n
Greek: υπόσχεση (el) f (ypóschesi)

Ancient: ἐπαγγελία f (epangelía), ὑπόσχεσις f (hupóskhesis)
Hebrew: הַבְטָחָה‎ (he) f (havtakhá), נֶדֶר‎ (he) m (néder)
Hiligaynon: panaad
Hindi: वचन (hi) m (vacan), शपथ (hi) f (śapath), वादा (hi) m (vādā), सौगन्द (hi) (saugand)
Hungarian: ígéret (hu)
Icelandic: loforð n
Interlingua: promissa
Irish: gealltanas m
Italian: promessa (it) f, giuramento (it) m, voto (it) m
Japanese: 約束 (ja) (やくそく, yakusoku)
Kazakh: уәде (uäde), уағда (uağda)
Khmer: ពាក្យសន្យា (piək sɑnyaa)
Korean: 약속(約束) (ko) (yaksok)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: بەڵێن‎ (ckb) (bellên)

Northern Kurdish: soz (ku) f, ehd (ku) f, belên f, newîn (ku) f, wad (ku) f
Kyrgyz: убада (ky) (ubada)
Lao: ຄຳສັນຍາ (kham san nyā)
Latin: prōmissum n, promissiō f
Latvian: solījums m
Lithuanian: pažadas m
Low German: Verspriäken n (Paderbornisch, Sauerländisch)
Luxembourgish: Verspriechen n, Verspriechung f
Macedonian: ветување n (vetuvanje)
Malay: janji (ms)
Maltese: wegħda f
Manx: gialdin
Maore Comorian: wahadi
Maori: kupu taurangi
Mongolian:

Cyrillic: амлалт (mn) (amlalt)
Nepali: वचन (vacan)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: løfte (no) n

Nynorsk: løfte n
Old English: ġehāt n
Pashto: واده‎ (ps) f (wāda), وعده‎ f (wa’da), ژمنه‎ (ps) f (žmᶕna)
Persian: وعده‎ (fa) (va’deh) قول‎ (fa) (qowl)
Piedmontese: promëssa f
Polish: obietnica (pl) f
Portuguese: promessa (pt) f
Romanian: promisiune (ro) f, legământ (ro), făgăduială (ro) f, făgăduință (ro) f
Russian: обеща́ние (ru) n (obeščánije)
Sanskrit: प्रतिज्ञा (sa) f (pratijñā), शपथ (sa) m or f (śapatha), वचन (sa) n (vacana), व्रत (sa) n (vrata)
Sardinian: promissa f
Scots: behecht
Scottish Gaelic: gealltanas m
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: обећа́ње n

Roman: obećánje n
Sinhalese: පොරොන්දුව (poronduwa)
Slovak: sľub m
Slovene: obljuba (sl) f
Somali: wacad
Spanish: promesa (es) f
Swahili: ahadi (sw)
Swedish: löfte (sv) n
Tagalog: pangako (tl)
Tajik: ваъда (tg) (vaʾda), қавл (qavl)
Tatar: вәгъдә (tt) (wäğdä)
Telugu: ఒట్టు (te) (oṭṭu)
Thai: สัญญา (th) (sǎn-yaa)
Tok Pisin: promis
Turkish: söz (tr), vaat (tr)
Turkmen: wada, söz
Ukrainian: обіця́нка f (obicjánka)
Urdu: وعدہ‎ (va’da)
Uyghur: ۋەدە‎ (wede)
Uzbek: vaʼda (uz), soʻz (uz)
Venetian: inpromésa f
Vietnamese: lời hứa (vi)
Volapük: prom (vo)
Waray-Waray: sa-ad
Welsh: addewid m or f
Yiddish: צוזאָג‎ (tsuzog)

Verb[edit]

promise (third-person singular simple present promises, present participle promising, simple past and past participle promised)

(transitive, intransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.
- 1936 Aug., Ernest Hemingway, «The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber», Cosmopolitan:
  
  «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.
- 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
  
  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.
If you promise not to tell anyone, I will let you have this cake for free.

She promised to never return to this town again.

He promised me a big kiss if I would drive him to the airport.

I can’t promise success, but I’ll do the best I can.
(intransitive) To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.

The clouds promise rain.

Usage notes[edit]

This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Synonyms[edit]

halsen

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promised
promisee
promising
promisor
promissory

Translations[edit]

to commit to something

Afrikaans: belowe (af)
Albanian: premtoj (sq)
Amharic: ^{(please verify)} ቃል ገባ (ḳal gäba) , ^{(please verify)} ቃል መግባት (ḳal mägbat)
Arabic: وَعَدَ‎ (waʕada), تَعَهَّدَ‎ (taʕahhada)

Egyptian Arabic: وعد‎ (waʿad)

Hijazi Arabic: وَعَد‎ (waʿad)
Armenian: խոստանալ (hy) (xostanal)
Asturian: prometer
Azerbaijani: vəd vermək, söz vermək, vəd etmək (az)
Belarusian: абяца́ць impf (abjacácʹ), паабяца́ць pf (paabjacácʹ)
Bulgarian: обеща́вам (bg) impf (obeštávam), обеща́я (bg) pf (obeštája)
Burmese: ဝန်ခံ (my) (wanhkam), အာမခံ (my) (ama.hkam)
Catalan: prometre (ca)
Cherokee: ᎠᏚᎢᏍᏗᎭ (aduisdiha)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 諾言／诺言 (zh) (nuòyán), 答應／答应 (zh) (dāying), 許諾／许诺 (zh) (xǔnuò), 承諾／承诺 (zh) (chéngnuò), 保證／保证 (zh) (bǎozhèng)
Czech: slibovat (cs) impf, slíbit (cs) pf
Danish: love (da)
Dutch: beloven (nl)
Esperanto: promesi (eo)
Estonian: lubama
Finnish: luvata (fi)
French: promettre (fr)

Old French: prometre
Galician: prometer (gl)
Georgian: დაპირება (daṗireba)
German: versprechen (de)
Greek: υπόσχομαι (el) (ypóschomai)

Ancient: ὑπισχνέομαι (hupiskhnéomai), ἐπαγγέλλομαι (epangéllomai)
Haitian Creole: pwomèt
Hebrew: הִבְטִיחַ‎ (hivtíakh)
Hindi: वचन देना (vacan denā)
Hungarian: ígér (hu), megígér (hu)
Icelandic: lofa (is), heita (is), strengja heit
Ido: promisar (io)
Indonesian: berjanji (id), menjanjikan (id)
Italian: promettere (it), giurare (it)
Japanese: 約束する (ja) (やくそくする, yakusoku suru)
Kazakh: уәде беру (kk) (uäde beru)
Khmer: សន្យា (km) (sɑnyaa)
Korean: 약속하다 (ko) (yaksokhada)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: بەڵێندان‎ (bellêndan)
Kyrgyz: сөз берүү (söz berüü), убада берүү (ubada berüü)
Lao: ສັນຍາ (lo) (san nyā), ໃຫ້ສັນຍາ (hai san nyā)
Latin: polliceor, prōmittō, spondeō
Latvian: solīt
Lithuanian: žadėti
Luxembourgish: verspriechen
Lü: ᦁᦱᦙᦃᦱᧄᧈ (ʼaamẋaam¹)
Macedonian: ветува impf (vetuva)
Malay: berjanji
Maltese: wegħed
Middle Korean: 벼기다 (pyekita)
Mongolian:

Cyrillic: амлах (mn) (amlax)
Navajo: ádee hazhdidziih
Nepali: वाचा गर्नु (baca garnu)
Norman: promettre
Norwegian:

Bokmål: love (no)

Nynorsk: lova
Old Church Slavonic:

Cyrillic: обѣщати impf (oběštati)
Old East Slavic: обѣщати impf (oběščati), обѣчати impf (oběčati)
Old English: ġehātan
Persian: قول دادن‎ (fa) (qowl dâdan), وعده دادن‎ (va’de dâdan)
Polish: obiecywać (pl) impf, obiecać (pl) pf
Portuguese: prometer (pt)
Romanian: promite (ro)
Russian: обеща́ть (ru) impf (obeščátʹ), пообеща́ть (ru) pf (poobeščátʹ)
Sardinian: promìtere
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: обѐћати pf, обећа́вати impf

Roman: obèćati pf, obećávati impf
Slovak: sľubovať impf, sľúbiť pf
Slovene: obljubiti (sl) pf
Southern Altai: сӧс бер- (sös ber-)
Spanish: prometer (es)
Swahili: -ahidi (sw)
Swedish: lova (sv)
Tajik: ваъда додан (vaʾda dodan), қавл додан (qavl dodan)
Thai: ให้สัญญา (hâi-sǎn-yaa), สัญญา (th) (sǎn-yaa)
Turkish: söz vermek (tr)
Turkmen: söz bermek
Ukrainian: обіця́ти impf (obicjáty), пообіця́ти pf (poobicjáty)
Uzbek: vaʻda bermoq
Vietnamese: hứa (vi)
Volapük: promön (vo)
Welsh: addo (cy)
Yiddish: צוזאָגן‎ (tsuzogn)
Yoruba: lérí

To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good

Arabic: بَشَّرَ‎ (ar) (baššara)

Anagrams[edit]

imposer, porimes, semipro

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

promise f sg

feminine singular of the past participle of promettre

Anagrams[edit]

imposer

Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

promise

third-person singular past historic of promettere

Anagrams[edit]

espormi, esprimo, impreso, semiprò, spermio

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Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [proˈmise]

Adjective[edit]

promise

feminine/neuter plural of promis

Verb[edit]

promise

third-person singular simple perfect indicative of promite

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