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3. sense of humor
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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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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 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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These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word ‘promise.’ Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
prom·ise
(prŏm′ĭs)
n.
1.
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.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
promise
(ˈprɒmɪs)
vb
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.
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
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.
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Promise
of tapsters: barmen collectively.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Promise
See Also: RELIABILITY/UNRELIABILITY
- He promises like a merchant-man and pays like a man-of-war —Italian proverb
- His promises are lighter than the breath that utters them —John Ray’s Proverbs
- Lovers’ oaths are thin as rain —Dorothy Parker
- A pledge unpaid is like thunder without rain —Abraham Hasdai
- Promise as solid as a bundle of water —Hindu proverb
Modernized to non-sexist English from “A woman’s word is like a bundle of water.”
- Promises are like pie-crusts —Danish proverb
- The promises of authors are like the vows of lovers —Samuel Johnson
See Also: WRITERS/WRITING
- When a man takes an oath, he’s holding his own self in his own hands. Like water. And if he opens his fingers then, he needn’t hope to find himself again —Robert Bolt
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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 |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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.
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023 prom•ise /ˈprɑmɪs/USA pronunciation
v.
See -mis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 prom•ise
v.t.
v.i.
prom′is•a•ble, adj.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ vb
n
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin prōmissum a promise, from prōmittere to send forth ˈpromiser n ‘promise‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): |
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They promised him many things.
The ten thousand troops gave confidence to the loyalists and promised success for the coming campaign.
In the evening, however, two disciples came to him together, and professed their readiness to undertake the expedition, if promised a reward commensurate with its danger and difficulty.
Claudio entered with great satisfaction into this whim of the prince, and Leonato promised them his assistance, and even Hero said she would do any modest office to help her cousin to a good husband.
He had oftentimes before promised them protection, but he was growing old and weak, and thought that this might help to save his soul, which was in great need of saving, for he had been a wicked king.
And Paolo Cagliari had been most kind in accepting his commission with an enthusiasm which promised wonderful results.
I promise thee that thou shalt have great sport, for I know that thou art fond of hunting the dun deer.
Yesterday were we heroes, to—day must we be godsyet cautious gods, for, mark me, I have but twelve shafts remaining, and with twelve shafts can but promise ye a poor twelve lives.
Olympia placed five hundred dollars at Nick‘s disposal in the hands of the commandant to supply the lad with better food than the commissary furnished, and, promising him strenuous aid so soon as she got back to Washington, she resumed the quest for the lost.
The citizens, laying hold of this opportunity, opened the gates immediately to the Lord of Torcy, to the great prejudice and disadvantage of the captains and officers of the garrisonfor there were seven or eight of them to whom, by virtue of the King‘s authority, we had promised money, and pensions for life; but they never enjoyed the benefit of that promise, because the town was not surrendered by them.
You know she promised her mother she would never leave him.
«I promised my father never to claim it,never to take it unless it were offered to me openly and freely,and I intend to keep my promise.
They were both promising men.
Yet he had once promised his dead friend, Tom Bradley, that he would serve Jane Merrick faithfully.
His first advertisement was couched in the following high—sounding terms: «Behold a discovery which promises unspeakable advantages to the human race, and immortal fame to its author!
His destination was the province of Narbonnese Gaul, where Lepidus had assumed the government and had promised him support.
Utterly taken aback the man did as he was requested, and afterwards promised obedience.
I said, I think, that I was promised help.
He now gave him the title of king; he offered him ten thousand talents as a ransom for his captive mother and queen; and he promised him his daughter Statira in marriage, with all the country he had conquered, as far as the river Euphrates, provided he would agree to a peace.
The dolls went to the hearts of lovers of beauty, and what promised surer financial return, to the hearts of the children.
The baronet had promised Mr. Benfield his visit should be made at an earlier day than usual, in order to gratify Jane with a visit to Bath, before they went to London, at which town they were promised by Mrs. Jarvis the pleasure of her society, and that of her son and daughters.
« He promised compliance with her wishes; but the thought flitted through his mind, «Can it be possible the young man fascinates her, that she wants to fly from him?«
It was while sojourning at Bethel that the Lord appeared again unto Abram, and promised to him the whole land as a future possession of his posterity.
Tyresias to Narcissus promised Much prosperous hap and many golden days, If of his beauty he no knowledge took.
«She promised me her hand fifty years ago!« exclaimed Mr. Medbourne.