promise
21promise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. pledge, word. v. give one s word; bid fair, show promise. See promise, expectation, hope. II Pledge to do something Nouns 1. promise, undertaking, word, troth, pledge, parole, word of honor, vow,… …
22promise — [[t]prɒ̱mɪs[/t]] ♦♦ promises, promising, promised 1) VERB If you promise that you will do something, you say to someone that you will definitely do it. [V to inf] The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on… …
23Promise — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Promise >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 promise promise undertaking word troth plight pledge parole word of honor vow Sgm: N 1 oath oath &c.(affirmation) 535 Sgm: N 1 profes …
24promise — promisable, adj. promiseful, adj. promiser, n. /prom is/, n., v., promised, promising. n. 1. a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises. 2. an express assurance on which expectation is to …
25promise — prom•ise [[t]ˈprɒm ɪs[/t]] n. v. ised, is•ing 1) a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc: He kept his promise to write regularly[/ex] 2) indication of future excellence or achievement: a writer who shows promise[/ex] 3)… …
26promise — I. noun Etymology: Middle English promis, from Latin promissum, from neuter of promissus, past participle of promittere to send forth, promise, from pro forth + mittere to send Date: 15th century 1. a. a declaration that one will do or refrain… …
27promise*/*/*/ — [ˈprɒmɪs] verb [I/T] I 1) to tell someone that you will definitely do something The police chief promised tougher action against young criminals.[/ex] She phoned at 9 am, as promised.[/ex] Peter wished he d never promised to help them.[/ex]… …
28promise — Giving one s word that one will do something creates a reason for action in the future. But when the time comes, by keeping the promise one seems to act because one has done something in the past, rather than for the sake of promoting some goal… …
29promise — 01. After he got arrested for drunk driving, he [promised] to stop drinking, but two weeks later he was at the bar again. 02. The little boy [promised] his mother that he would come straight home after school. 03. Henry s teachers were confident… …
30promise — noun 1》 an assurance that one will do something or that something will happen. ↘an indication that something is likely to occur: the promise of spring. 2》 potential excellence. verb 1》 make a promise. ↘(be promised) archaic be pledged to… …
