PROMISE

Meaning of PROMISE in English

Function: noun

a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified FF1C; never gave a promise that he did not intend to keep FF1E;

Synonyms: engagement, plight, word; compare PLEDGE 1 , WORD 8

Related Words: earnest, guarantee, pawn, pledge, security, token; covenant, swear, vow; assurance, warrant

Idioms: word of honor

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса. 2012

PROMISE — I. ˈprämə̇s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English promis, promisse, from Latin promissum, from neuter of promissus, past participle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROMISE — (v. t.) To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to …
Английский словарь Webster
PROMISE — ( v. t. ) To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — — promisable , adj. — promiseful , adj. — promiser , n. /prom"is/ , n. , v. , promised, promising …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — I. ˈprä-məs noun Etymology: Middle English promis, from Latin promissum, from neuter of promissus, past participle of promittere to send …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PROMISE — adj bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised. 2. promise ·vi to give assurance by a promise, or binding …
Webster English vocab
PROMISE — [prom.ise] n [ME promis, fr. L promissum, fr. neut. of promissus, pp. of promittere to send forth, promise, fr. pro- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PROMISE — / ˈprɒmɪs; NAmE ˈprɑːm-/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. promise sth (to sb) | promise sb sth to tell …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROMISE — I. prom ‧ ise 1 S2 W2 /ˈprɒməs, ˈprɒmɪs $ ˈprɑː-/ BrE AmE verb 1 . [intransitive and transitive] to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROMISE — n. & v. --n. 1 an assurance that one will or will not undertake a certain action, behaviour, etc. (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PROMISE — n. & v. n. 1 an assurance that one will or will not undertake a certain action, behaviour, etc. (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PROMISE — n. & v. --n. 1. an assurance that one will or will not undertake a certain action, behaviour, etc. (a …
Oxford English vocab
PROMISE — ( promises, promising, promised) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROMISE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a promising career (= likely to be successful ) ▪ She gave up a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROMISE — [noun] [C]If I make a promise I like to keep it (= do what I said I would).You've broken your …
Cambridge English vocab
PROMISE — I. noun 1 statement that you will do sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ He makes all kinds of big ~s …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PROMISE — See ↑ PROMISE 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ break a promise • ↑ I promise • ↑ keep your promise/word • …
Longman Activator English vocab
PROMISE — INDEX: 1. to promise something 2. a promise 3. what you say when you promise something 4. to do what …
Longman Activator English vocab
PROMISE — n. 1 assurance, (solemn) word (of honour), pledge, vow, oath, undertaking, engagement, bond, commitment, guaranty, guarantee, warranty; agreement, contract, covenant, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PROMISE — 1. сущ. 1) обещание to go back on one's promise ≈ не сдержать обещания to fulfill one's promise ≈ сдержать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROMISE — promise.ogg 1. ʹprɒmıs n 1. обещание conditional promise - юр. условное обещание или обязательство parole promise - устное /словесное/ обещание …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PROMISE — promise сущ.1) обещание to go back on one's promise — не сдержать обещания to fulfill one's promise — сдержать обещание, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PROMISE — 1. ʹprɒmıs n 1. обещание conditional promise - юр. условное обещание или обязательство parole promise - устное /словесное/ обещание /lang] …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PROMISE — 1. сущ. 1) обещание to go back on one's promise — не сдержать обещания to fulfill one's promise — сдержать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PROMISE — 1. сущ. 1) обещание to go back on one's promise — не сдержать обещания to fulfill one's promise — сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PROMISE — 1. _n. 1> обещание; to give/make a promise - обещать; to keep one's promise - сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PROMISE — 1. n. 1. обещание; to give/make a promise - обещать; to keep one's promise - сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PROMISE — 1. сущ. 1) обещание 2) обязательство, договорная обязанность collateral promise — дополнительные договорные обязательства conditional promise — обязательство, принятое на каких-либо условиях gratuitous promise, naked …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PROMISE — 1. _n. 1> обещание; to give (или to make) a promise обещать; to keep one's promise сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PROMISE — обещание; договорная обязанность (касающаяся будущих действий обязанного лица) | обещать; обязываться - conditional promise - gratuitous promise - implied promise - naked promise
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
PROMISE — 1. сущ. 1) обещание to go back on one's promise ≈ не сдержать обещания to fulfill one's promise ≈ сдержать …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROMISE — n. promesse (-er)
English interlingue dictionary
PROMISE — panumpa;saad
English-Visayan vocabulary
PROMISE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English promis, from Latin promissum, from neuter of promissus, past participle of promittere to send forth, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROMISE — (v. i.) To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil.
Английский словарь Webster
PROMISE — (v. i.) To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.
Английский словарь Webster
PROMISE — (v. t.) To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage …
Английский словарь Webster
PROMISE — (v. t.) To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain.
Английский словарь Webster
PROMISE — (a.) Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.
Английский словарь Webster
PROMISE — (a.) That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of …
Английский словарь Webster
PROMISE — (a.) An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for …
Английский словарь Webster
PROMISE — (a.) In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes …
Английский словарь Webster
PROMISE — ( v. t. ) To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — ( v. t. ) To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — ( v. i. ) To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — ( v. i. ) To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — ( a. ) That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — ( a. ) In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — ( a. ) Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — ( a. ) An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — v. pledge, give one's word, vow, commit oneself to a certain course of action
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PROMISE — n. pledge, vow, declaration of intention; source of hope, basis for expectations
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PROMISE — n. breach of promise lick and a promise promised land
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PROMISE — Function: verb Inflected Form: prom · ised ; prom · is · ing Date: 15th century transitive verb 1 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PROMISE — n. Pronunciation: ' prä-m ə s Function: noun Etymology: Middle English promis, from Latin promissum, from neuter of promissus, past …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PROMISE — ■ noun 1》 an assurance that one will do something or that something will happen. ↘an indication that something is …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PROMISE — promis|e verb, noun BrE AmE ˈprɒm ɪs § -əs AmE ˈprɑːm əs ▷ promis|ed t ▷ promis|es ɪz əz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PROMISE — (~s, promising, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PROMISE — Synonyms and related words : accede, accord, actuarial prediction, adumbration, afford hope, agree, agree to, agreement, apocalypse, arrangement, aspiration, assent, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROMISE — See: AS GOOD AS ONE'S WORD, LICK AND A PROMISE.
Slang English vocab
PROMISE — n. Function: verb 1 to give one's word to do, bring about, or provide FF1C; promised to render all possible …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PROMISE — I . n. 1. Word, engagement, assurance, pledge. 2. Ground or basis of hope, earnest, pledge. 3. Bestowal, fulfilment, grant …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PROMISE — I. verb 1. to give one's word to do, bring about, or provide promised to render all possible assistance to …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROMISE — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition

Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

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