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promise (verb)

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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 — ► 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 — (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 — Verb: To engage. To pledge one s self to performance. To assure the performance of a particular act. To pledge by contract. Knecht v Mutual Life Ins. Co. 90 Pa 118. Noun: An assurance, in whatever form of expression used, that a thing will or… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • promise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 statement that you will do sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ He makes all kinds of big promises he has little intention of keeping. ▪ rash ▪ broken, unfulfilled …   Collocations dictionary

  • promise — /ˈprɒməs / (say promuhs) noun 1. a declaration made, as to another person, with respect to the future, giving assurance that one will do, not do, give, not give, etc., something. 2. an express assurance on which expectation is to be based. 3.… …  

  • promise — [[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… …   English dictionary

  • promise — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • promise */*/*/ — I UK [ˈprɒmɪs] / US [ˈprɑmɪs] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms promise : present tense I/you/we/they promise he/she/it promises present participle promising past tense promised past participle promised 1) to tell someone that you will… …   English dictionary

  • promise — prom|ise1 [ pramıs ] verb intransitive or transitive *** 1. ) to tell someone you will definitely do something: The police chief promised tougher action against young criminals. promise to do something: Peter wished he d never promised to help… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • promise — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to tell someone that you will definitely do something or that something will happen: promise (that): Hurry up, we promised that we wouldn t be late. | promise sb (that): You promised me the car would be ready on Monday. | I/we… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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