1. promise

verb. ['ˈprɑːməs'] make a promise or commitment.

Rhymes with Promise

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How do you pronounce promise?

Pronounce promise as ˈprɑməs.

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Sentences with promise

1. Noun, singular or mass
When you buy a home you sign a promissory note, a promise to repay the loan.

2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Defined benefit plans promise the employee a set retirement income at a certain age.

3. Adverb
If they show promise, they may receive cash awards, which grow progressively larger with success.

Quotes about promise

1. Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them,"I said."Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.
- John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

2. The point about hope is that it is something that occurs in very dark moments. It is like a flame in the darkness; it isn't like a confidence and a promise.
- John Berger

3. Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
- A.A. Milne

2. promise

verb. ['ˈprɑːməs'] promise to undertake or give.

3. promise

noun. ['ˈprɑːməs'] grounds for feeling hopeful about the future.

4. promise

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

5. promise

verb. ['ˈprɑːməs'] make a prediction about; tell in advance.

6. promise

verb. ['ˈprɑːməs'] give grounds for expectations.