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1 promise
['promis] 1. verb1) (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)!) (pa)žadėti2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) (pa)žadėti3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) teikti vilčių, žadėti2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) pažadas2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) viltys, perspektyva• -
2 vow
1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) priesaika2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) prisiekti2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) prisiekti grasinant -
3 sponsor
['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) remti finansiškai2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) pažadėti paremti, garantuoti, laiduoti2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) rėmėjas -
4 word
[wə:d] 1. noun1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) žodis2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) žodelis3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) žinutė4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) garbės žodis2. verb(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) išreikšti žodžiais- wording- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
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5 remind
1) (to tell (someone) that there is something he or she ought to do, remember etc: Remind me to post that letter; She reminded me of my promise.) priminti2) (to make (someone) remember or think of (a person, thing etc): She reminds me of her sister; This reminds me of my schooldays.) priminti•- reminder -
6 assurance
1) (confidence: an air of assurance.) pasitikėjimas savimi2) (a promise: He gave me his assurance that he would help.) patikinimas3) (insurance: life assurance.) (ap)draudimas -
7 engaged
1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) susižiedavęs2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) užsiėmęs3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) užimtas -
8 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) laikyti2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) išlaikyti3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) išlaikyti4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) toliau (ką daryti), tebe-5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) laikyti, turėti6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) laikyti, prižiūrėti7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) išsilaikyti8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) vesti9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) užlaikyti10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) išlaikyti11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) išlaikyti12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) (at)švęsti2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) išlaikymas- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
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9 release
[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) išleisti, atleisti2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) paleisti3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) atleisti4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) paskelbti5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) išleisti2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) išleidimas, paleidimas2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) leidinys, pranešimas -
10 subscribe
1) (to give money, with other people, to a charity or other cause: He subscribes to a lot of charities; We each subscribed $1 towards the present.) duoti/aukoti pinigų, prisidėti (pinigais)2) ((with to) to promise to receive and pay for a series of issues of (a magazine etc): I've been subscribing to that magazine for four years.) prenumeruoti•- subscription -
11 undertaking
1) (a task or piece of work: I didn't realize what a large undertaking this job would be.) sumanymas, dalykas, užduotis2) (a promise: He made an undertaking that he would pay the money back.) pažadas -
12 word of honour
(a promise which cannot be broken without loss of honour: I give you my word of honour that I'll do it.) garbės žodis
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