promise
Meaning
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- an oath or affirmation; a vow
- A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
- Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
- A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
- (obsolete) bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised
Synonyms
give one’s word
make a promise
indicate a future probability
make a pledge
make a vow
get engaged
give an undertaking
give one’s word to do
make a contract
take an oath
betrothe
commit to
give your word
make an agreement
make an appointment with
make a pact
make sure of
show promise
swear an oath
pledge one’s word
wish for
share bed and board
have a chat with
future prospects
give word
be token
arrange with
declare solemnly
deliberate declaration
solemn declaration
committment
religious vows
engagment
covenant together
agree to
declare
Frequency
Hyphenated as
prom‧ise
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹɒmɪs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English promis, promisse, borrowed from Old French promesse, from Medieval Latin prōmissa, Latin prōmissum (“a promise”), feminine and neuter of promissus, past participle of prōmittō (“I send or put forth, let go forward, say beforehand, promise”), from pro (“forth”) + mittere (“to send”); see mission. Compare admit, commit, permit, etc. Displaced native Old English ġehātan (“to promise”) and ġehāt (“a promise”).
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