promise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈprɒmɪs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈprɑmɪs/

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• Hyphenation: prom‧ise

Noun

Singular promise

Plural promises

1. (countable) When someone is making a promise to a person, he is saying what he plans to do for that person.

   Jane was angry that John broke his promise to take her out to the movies.

Verb

Plain form promise

Third-person singular promises

Past tense promised

Past participle promised

Present participle promising

1. When a person promises, he states that he will make certain to do an action.

   I promise that I will come back home by noon. You can trust me.

Related words

• promising