English / word
promise
verb, noun A2MEANING IN ENGLISH
to say that you will certainly do something; also the statement itself
to assure someone that one will definitely do something; to give one's word
a statement that one will definitely do something or that something will happen; to assure someone that one will definitely do something; to give one's word
a statement that one will definitely do something or that something will happen
In context
01
I promise I will call you after class.
02
The manager made a promise to pay on time.
Synonyms
vow,pledge,swear
Antonyms
break,betray,deny
Collocations
make a promise,keep a promise,break a promise
Verb forms
Past: promised · Past participle: promised · -ing: promising