PROMISE


Meaning of PROMISE in English

Function: verb

Inflected Form: prom · ised ; prom · is · ing

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

1 : to pledge to do, bring about, or provide < promise aid>

2 archaic : WARRANT , ASSURE

3 chiefly dialect : BETROTH

4 : to suggest beforehand : give promise of <dark clouds promise rain>

intransitive verb

1 : to make a promise

2 : to give ground for expectation : be imminent

– prom · is · ee \ ˌ prä-m ə - ' s ē \ noun

– prom · i · sor \ - ' so ̇ r \ also prom · is · er \ ' prä-m ə -s ə r \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.