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promise

Nouns

• (n) a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
• (n) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
  • there is little or no promise that he will recover
  hope,

Verbs

• (v) make a promise or commitment assure,
• (v) promise to undertake or give
  • I promise you my best effort
• (v) make a prediction about; tell in advance
  • Call the outcome of an election
  forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, anticipate, call,
• (v) give grounds for expectations
  • The new results were promising
  • The results promised fame and glory

Synonyms

assure hope forebode predict prognosticate foretell anticipate call

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