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promise
noun
a
statement
that
you
will
definitely
do
,
give
,
or
not
do
something
•
Mia
kept
her
promise
and
called
her
friend
every
week
.
Mia
kept
her
promise
and
called
her
friend
every
week
.
•
The
politician
made
a
bold
promise
to
reduce
taxes
.
The
politician
made
a
bold
promise
to
reduce
taxes
.
From
Latin
“
promissum
,”
past
participle
of
“
promittere
”
meaning
“
to
send
forth
,
promise
.”
verb
-
promise
,
promising
,
promises
,
promised
to
say
that
you
will
definitely
do
,
give
,
or
arrange
something
•
She
promised
to
send
the
files
before
noon
.
She
promised
to
send
the
files
before
noon
.
•
I
promise
I'll
be
back
in
time
for
dinner
.
I
promise
I'll
be
back
in
time
for
dinner
.
verb
-
promise
,
promising
,
promises
,
promised
to
tell
someone
that
you
will
definitely
do
something
or
that
something
will
certainly
happen
•
I
promise
I'll
return
your
book
tomorrow
,
so
don't
worry
.
I
promise
I'll
return
your
book
tomorrow
,
so
don't
worry
.
•
The
teacher
promised
the
class
an
extra
recess
if
they
finished
early
.
The
teacher
promised
the
class
an
extra
recess
if
they
finished
early
.
From
Latin
promittere
“
to
send
forth
,
assure
,”
from
pro-
“
forward
”
+
mittere
“
to
send
.”
noun
a
statement
that
you
will
definitely
do
or
provide
something
,
or
that
something
will
definitely
happen
•
Jacob
made
a
promise
to
water
his
neighbor's
plants
while
she
was
away
.
Jacob
made
a
promise
to
water
his
neighbor's
plants
while
she
was
away
.
•
The
government
broke
its
promise
to
reduce
pollution
levels
.
The
government
broke
its
promise
to
reduce
pollution
levels
.
From
Latin
promittere
“
to
send
forth
,
assure
,”
later
used
in
Middle
English
for
a
spoken
or
written
assurance
.
noun
-
promise
signs
that
someone
or
something
is
likely
to
be
successful
or
excellent
in
the
future
•
The
young
scientist's
early
experiments
showed
great
promise
.
The
young
scientist's
early
experiments
showed
great
promise
.
•
This
weather
app
has
a
lot
of
promise
despite
a
few
bugs
.
This
weather
app
has
a
lot
of
promise
despite
a
few
bugs
.
verb
-
promise
,
promising
,
promises
,
promised
to
show
signs
that
something
good
or
important
is
likely
to
happen
•
The
morning
sky
promises
a
sunny
day
.
The
morning
sky
promises
a
sunny
day
.
•
Her
confident
smile
promised
success
.
Her
confident
smile
promised
success
.
noun
-
promise
the
possibility
that
someone
or
something
will
be
successful
or
useful
in
the
future
•
The
young
scientist
showed
great
promise
in
her
research
on
renewable
energy
.
The
young
scientist
showed
great
promise
in
her
research
on
renewable
energy
.
•
This
new
medicine
holds
promise
for
treating
the
disease
.
This
new
medicine
holds
promise
for
treating
the
disease
.
Metaphorical
extension
from
the
idea
of
an
assurance
to
the
idea
of
assured
potential
,
first
recorded
in
early
17th-century
English
.
verb
-
promise
,
promising
,
promises
,
promised
to
show
signs
that
something
is
likely
to
happen
•
Dark
clouds
promise
heavy
rain
later
this
afternoon
.
Dark
clouds
promise
heavy
rain
later
this
afternoon
.
•
The
trailer
promised
an
exciting
movie
full
of
adventure
.
The
trailer
promised
an
exciting
movie
full
of
adventure
.
Extended
sense
of
the
verb
developed
in
Middle
English
,
shifting
from
a
spoken
assurance
to
something
that
figuratively
‘
assures
’
an
outcome
.
