I.
noun
1 statement that you will do sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ big
▪
He makes all kinds of big ~s he has little intention of keeping.
▪ rash
▪ broken , unfulfilled
▪ empty , false , hollow
▪ vague
▪ binding , firm
▪ solemn
▪ pinky (= made by linking your little finger with another person's) ( AmE , informal )
▪ campaign , election , pre-election ( esp. BrE )
▪ brand (= printed on a product) ( esp. AmE )
VERB + PROMISE
▪ give sb , make (sb)
▪
You gave me your ~ I could use the car tonight.
▪
I'll consider it, but I make no ~s.
▪ hold out
▪
Organic food seems to hold out the ~ of healthy living.
▪ fulfil/fulfill , honour/honor , keep
▪ break , go back on
▪ extract
▪
We extracted a ~ from them that they would repay the money by May.
▪ hold sb to
▪
Politicians should be held to their ~s.
▪
The electorate is determined to hold the government to its election ~s.
PROMISE + NOUN
▪ ring (= showing sb's promise to be faithful)
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
▪
They've made all sorts of ~s about reforming the health system.
▪ ~ of
▪
~s of support
2 signs that sb/sth will be successful
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , enormous , great , real , tremendous
▪
This new venture holds great ~ for the future.
▪ little
▪ youthful ( esp. BrE )
▪ early , initial
▪ future
VERB + PROMISE
▪ hold , show
▪ fulfil/fulfill , live up to
▪
His career failed to live up to its early ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ of ~
▪
a pianist of ~
▪ ~ as
▪
She showed great ~ as a runner.
PHRASES
▪ full of ~
▪
The year began so full of ~, and ended in disappointment.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ faithfully
▪
She ~d faithfully that she would come.
▪ solemnly
▪ initially , originally
▪ repeatedly
▪
He repeatedly ~d to cut taxes in his campaign.
VERB + PROMISE
▪ can
▪
I can definitely ~ you that I'll do all I can to help.
▪ cannot
▪
I can't ~ I'll be there.
▪ seem to
▪
The plan seemed to ~ a new beginning.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
I've ~d my old computer to Jane.
PHRASES
▪ as ~d
▪
I am sending you information on hotels, as ~d.
▪ I can't ~ anything
▪
I can't ~ anything, but I hope to have it finished next week.
Promise is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ authority , ↑ manifesto
Promise is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ aid , ↑ assistance , ↑ confidentiality , ↑ crackdown , ↑ reward , ↑ shake-up