to+keep+to+a+promise

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• keep faith — keep one s promise …   English contemporary dictionary

• promise — prom|ise1 W2S2 [ˈprɔmıs US ˈpra: ] v 1.) [I and T] to tell someone that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will happen ▪ Last night the headmaster promised a full investigation. promise to do sth ▪ She s promised to do… …   Dictionary of contemporary 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

• keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• keep faith with — BE LOYAL TO, be faithful to, be true to, stand by, stick by, keep one s promise to. → faith * * * keep faith with phrase to continue to support a person or idea even when this is difficult Thesaurus: to support an idea, plan or personsynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

• keep faith with — Mrs. Grimes has always kept faith with everyone in my department Syn: be loyal to, be faithful to, be true to, stand by, stick by, keep one s promise to …   Thesaurus of popular words

• keep — vb 1 Keep, observe, celebrate, solemnize, commemorate are comparable when they mean to pay proper attention or honor to something prescribed, obligatory, or demanded (as by one s nationality, religion, or rank), but they vary widely in their… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Promise Keepers — is an international conservative Christian organization for men, based in Denver, Colorado, United States, self described as a Christ centered organization dedicated to introducing men to Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, helping them to… …   Wikipedia

• Keep — Keep, v. i. 1. To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• keep — [kēp] vt. kept, keeping [ME kepen < OE cœpan, to behold, watch out for, lay hold of, akin to MLowG kapen, ON kopa, to stare at < ? IE base * ĝab , to look at or for] 1. to observe or pay regard to; specif., a) to observe with due or… …   English World dictionary

• keep one's word — {v. phr.} To do what one has promised; fulfill one s promise. * /Paul kept his word and paid me the $250 that he owed me right on time./ …   Dictionary of American idioms