promesse

Meaning

promise (all meanings)

Concepts

promise

pledge

affirmation

assurance

vow

pact

engagement

oath

undertaking

word

agreement

commitment to buy

distinct promise

covenant

appointment

arrangement

guarantee

security

warranty

by affirmation

world

sacrifice

assure

hope

pledging

recognizance

statement

Hyphenated as

pro‧messe

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʁɔ.mɛs/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin prōmissa (“promise”), from Latin prōmissum (“promise”), from promittō (“to send forth; to promise”).

Sentences

Cette dernière accepte le marché , mais ne parvient pas à tenir sa promesse .

The latter accepts the contract, but fails to keep its promise.

Elle lui apporta livres comme dot et la promesse de autres livres .

She brought him books as dowry and the promise of other books.