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.
Compare promise with other words:
promise vs. prophecy
edging vs. promise
assurance vs. promise
promise vs. sware
promise vs. secret
offer vs. promise
obligate vs. promise
earnest vs. promise
declare vs. promise
assumpsit vs. promise
hote vs. promise
bename vs. promise
behight vs. promise
compromit vs. promise
promise vs. promisee
appointment vs. promise
premise vs. promise
inducement vs. promise
predict vs. promise
promise vs. undertake
compensation vs. promise
mobile vs. promise
describe vs. promise
claim vs. promise
likelihood vs. promise
need vs. promise
promise vs. publication
pact vs. promise
promise vs. responsibility
fact vs. promise
allomorph vs. promise
intension vs. promise
connotatively vs. promise
modest vs. promise
affy vs. promise
affiance vs. promise
promise vs. surety
pollicitation vs. promise
promise vs. steven
declaration vs. promise
pac vs. promise
fang vs. promise
promise vs. swear
promise vs. resolve
guarantee vs. promise
promise vs. undertaking
promise vs. stipulate
cajole vs. promise
fulfillment vs. promise
behest vs. promise
compromise vs. promise
lure vs. promise
contravention vs. promise
engage vs. promise
promise vs. promising
promise vs. promised
promise vs. promissory
expectation vs. promise
commit vs. promise
affirmation vs. promise
oath vs. promise
commitment vs. promise
promise vs. renege
promise vs. vow
promise vs. subscribe
outcome vs. promise
plight vs. promise
promise vs. resolution
faithless vs. promise
exact vs. promise
ensure vs. promise
assure vs. promise
obligation vs. promise
contract vs. promise
perfidy vs. promise
profession vs. promise
agree vs. promise
desert vs. promise
pass vs. promise
covenant vs. promise
promise vs. unbind
pledge vs. promise
promise vs. troth
gobble vs. promise
promise vs. thesaurus
promise vs. word