promise
noun
[ ˈprɒmɪs ]
• a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen.
• "what happened to all those firm promises of support?"
Similar:
word of honour,
word,
assurance,
pledge,
vow,
guarantee,
oath,
bond,
undertaking,
agreement,
commitment,
contract,
covenant,
compact,
• the quality of potential excellence.
• "he showed great promise even as a junior officer"
promise
verb
• assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen.
• "he promised to forward my mail"
Similar:
give one's word,
swear,
pledge,
vow,
undertake,
guarantee,
assure,
contract,
engage,
give an undertaking,
give an assurance,
commit oneself,
bind oneself,
swear/take an oath,
covenant,
plight,
• give good grounds for expecting (a particular occurrence).
• "forthcoming concerts promise a feast of music"
Similar:
indicate,
give an/every indication of,
lead one to expect,
point to,
denote,
signify,
be a sign of,
be evidence of,
show signs of,
hint at,
suggest,
give hope of,
hold out hopes of,
bespeak,
presage,
be a presage of,
augur,
herald,
bode,
foreshadow,
portend,
betoken,
foretoken,
forebode,
harbinger,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin promissum ‘something promised’, neuter past participle of promittere ‘put forth, promise’, from pro- ‘forward’ + mittere ‘send’.
on a promise
• confidently assured of something, especially of having sex.
• "a shop where Tom and I are on a promise with the girls serving there"
