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Word: Promise
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Latin promissum ‘something promised’, neuter past participle of promittere ‘put forth, promise’, from pro- ‘forward’ + mittere ‘send’
ˈprɒmɪs
a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen
Short Definition:assurance that one will do something
Examples:- what happened to all those firm promises of support?
- I did not keep my promise to go home early
the quality of potential excellence
Short Definition:quality of potential excellence
Examples:- he showed great promise even as a junior officer
Word: Promise
Speech Type: Verb
ˈprɒmɪs
assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen
Short Definition:make promise
Examples:- he promised to forward my mail
- she made him promise that he wouldn't do it again
- ‘I'll bring it straight back,’ she promised
- he promised her the job
give good grounds for expecting (a particular occurrence)
Short Definition:give good grounds for expecting something
Examples:- forthcoming concerts promise a feast of music
- it promised to be a night that all would remember
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