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