| 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" |
| vow | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. vow | a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner.; "they took vows of poverty" |
| ~ assurance, pledge | a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something.; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret" |
| v. (communication) | 2. vow | make a vow; promise.; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again" |
| ~ pledge, plight | promise solemnly and formally.; "I pledge that I will honor my wife" |
| ~ affiance, betroth, plight, engage | give to in marriage. |
| ~ profess | take vows, as in religious order.; "she professed herself as a nun" |
| ~ swear | promise solemnly; take an oath. |
| v. (communication) | 3. consecrate, vow | dedicate to a deity by a vow. |
| ~ dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, 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" |
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