Promise

['prɒmɪs] or ['prɑmɪs]

Definition

(noun.) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; 'there is little or no promise that he will recover'.

(noun.) a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future.

(verb.) make a promise or commitment.

(verb.) promise to undertake or give; 'I promise you my best effort'.

(verb.) give grounds for expectations; 'The new results were promising'; 'The results promised fame and glory'.

Checker: Mattie--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act.

(a.) An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made.

(a.) That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise.

(a.) Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.

(v. t.) To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money.

(v. t.) To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain.

(v. t.) To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward.

(v. i.) To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.

(v. i.) To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil.

Typed by Judy

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Word, engagement, assurance, pledge.[2]. Promising character.

v. a. [1]. Pledge, engage, covenant, assure.[2]. Give expectation of, excite a hope of.

v. n. Engage, agree, stipulate, bargain, be sworn, pledge one's self, plight one's word, pass one's word, give assurance, make an agreement, tie one's self.

Typist: Marvin

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Engagement, assurance, word, pledge,[See ASSURANCE]

Checker: Wayne

Definition

n. an engagement made by a person either verbally or in writing to do or keep from doing something: expectation or that which causes expectation: a ground for hope of future excellence: (rare) fulfilment of what is promised.—v.t. to make an engagement to do or not to do something: to afford reason to expect: to assure: to engage to bestow.—v.i. to assure one by a promise: to afford hopes or expectations: (rare) to stand sponsor.—ns. Prom′ise-breach (Shak.) violation of promise; Prom′ise-break′er (Shak.) a violator of promises.—adj. Prom′ise-crammed (Shak.) crammed or filled with promises.—ns. Promisēē′ the person to whom a promise is made; Prom′iser Prom′isor.—adj. Prom′ising affording ground for hope or expectation: likely to turn out well.—advs. Prom′isingly; Prom′issorily.—adj. Prom′issory containing a promise of some engagement to be fulfilled.—n. Prom′issory-note a note by one person promising to pay a sum of money to another or to bearer at a certain date or at sight or on demand.—Promised land the land promised by God to Abraham and his seed: Canaan: heaven.—Be promised (rare) to have an engagement; Breach of promise (see Breach); Conditional promise a promise of which the obligation depends on certain conditions—opp. to Absolute promise; Express promise a promise expressed orally or in writing; The Promise the assurance of God to Abraham that his descendants should become the chosen people.

Typist: Pierce