| affiance | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. affiance, betroth, engage, plight | give to in marriage. |
| ~ vow | make a vow; promise.; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again" |
| promise | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. promise | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future. |
| ~ dedication, commitment | a message that makes a pledge. |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ oath | a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior.; "they took an oath of allegiance" |
| ~ parole, word of honor, word | a promise.; "he gave his word" |
| ~ betrothal, troth, engagement | a mutual promise to marry. |
| ~ pinning | a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin. |
| ~ rain check | a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. hope, promise | grounds for feeling hopeful about the future.; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" |
| ~ expectation, outlook, prospect | belief about (or mental picture of) the future. |
| ~ rainbow | an illusory hope.; "chasing rainbows" |
| v. (communication) | 3. assure, promise | make a promise or commitment. |
| ~ pledge, plight | promise solemnly and formally.; "I pledge that I will honor my wife" |
| ~ swear off | promise to abstain from.; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether" |
| ~ contract, undertake | enter into a contractual arrangement. |
| ~ guarantee, undertake | promise to do or accomplish.; "guarantee to free the prisoners" |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| v. (communication) | 4. promise | promise to undertake or give.; "I promise you my best effort" |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| v. (communication) | 5. anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise | make a prediction about; tell in advance.; "Call the outcome of an election" |
| ~ read | interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior.; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball" |
| ~ hazard, guess, venture, pretend | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" |
| ~ outguess, second-guess | attempt to anticipate or predict. |
| ~ augur | predict from an omen. |
| ~ bet, wager | maintain with or as if with a bet.; "I bet she will be there!" |
| ~ forecast, calculate | predict in advance. |
| ~ prophesy, vaticinate | predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration. |
| v. (stative) | 6. promise | give grounds for expectations.; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| commit | | |
| v. (social) | 1. commit, perpetrate, pull | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ make | carry out or commit.; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" |
| ~ recommit | commit once again, as of a crime. |
| v. (communication) | 2. commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" |
| ~ vow, consecrate | dedicate to a deity by a vow. |
| ~ give | offer in good faith.; "He gave her his word" |
| ~ rededicate | dedicate anew.; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| ~ sacrifice, give | endure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
| ~ apply | apply oneself to.; "Please apply yourself to your homework" |
| v. (possession) | 3. charge, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send | cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution.; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" |
| ~ transfer | move from one place to another.; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" |
| ~ hospitalise, hospitalize | admit into a hospital.; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high" |
| v. (possession) | 4. commit, confide, entrust, intrust, trust | confer a trust upon.; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| ~ commend | give to in charge.; "I commend my children to you" |
| ~ hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| ~ consign, charge | give over to another for care or safekeeping.; "consign your baggage" |
| ~ recommit | commit again.; "It was recommitted into her custody" |
| ~ obligate | commit in order to fulfill an obligation.; "obligate money" |
| v. (possession) | 5. commit, invest, place, put | make an investment.; "Put money into bonds" |
| ~ fund | invest money in government securities. |
| ~ expend, spend, drop | pay out.; "spend money" |
| ~ roll over | re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security.; "She rolled over her IRA" |
| ~ shelter | invest (money) so that it is not taxable. |
| ~ tie up | invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes.; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments" |
| ~ job, speculate | invest at a risk.; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" |
| ~ buy into | buy stocks or shares of a company. |
| v. (social) | 6. commit, practice | engage in or perform.; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" |
| ~ engage, pursue, prosecute | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in.; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" |
| depend | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. depend | be contingent upon (something that is elided).; "That depends" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ hang by a hair, hang by a thread | depend on a small thing or be at risk.; "His life now hangs by a thread" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. bet, calculate, count, depend, look, reckon | have faith or confidence in.; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" |
| ~ rely, trust, swear, bank | have confidence or faith in.; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" |
| entrust | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. entrust, leave | put into the care or protection of someone.; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" |
| ~ hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| recommend | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. advocate, recommend, urge | push for something.; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" |
| ~ propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
| v. (communication) | 2. commend, recommend | express a good opinion of. |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| v. (change) | 3. recommend | make attractive or acceptable.; "Honesty recommends any person" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| rely | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. bank, rely, swear, trust | have confidence or faith in.; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" |
| ~ believe | accept as true; take to be true.; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" |
| ~ credit | have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of. |
| ~ lean | rely on for support.; "We can lean on this man" |
| ~ depend, bet, reckon, calculate, count, look | have faith or confidence in.; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" |
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