PROMISE
Definition:
- [noun] a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
- [noun] grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"
Synonyms: hope
- [verb] make a promise or commitment
Synonyms: assure
- [verb] promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"
- [verb] make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
Synonyms: predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate
- [verb] give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"
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Related Words:
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pledge, plight
- swear off
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contract, undertake
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undertake, guarantee
- vouchsafe
- read
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second-guess, outguess
- augur
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bet, wager
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forecast, calculate
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prophesy, vaticinate
- oath
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parole, word, word of honor
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betrothal, troth, engagement
- pinning
- rain check
- rainbow
