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Meanings of promise in anglès

portuguès
prognosticar
català
preveure
espanyol
prever

To state, or make something known in advance, especially using inference or special knowledge.

preveure
portuguès
esperança
català
esperança
espanyol
esperanza

Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future.

esperança
portuguès
prometer
català
prometre
espanyol
asegurar

Make a promise or commitment.

prometre
rus
промесса
portuguès
promessas
català
obligació
espanyol
promesa

Commitment by someone to do or not do something.

obligació
Synonyms
Examples for "assure"
Examples for "assure"
1
Everything possible has been done to assure their success and speedy return.
Ilse Witch
2
I can assure you it's no pleasure as far as I'm concerned.
The big bite
3
I'll do all in my power to assure that is not necessary.
Bones of the Lost
4
Admiral Jurgensen has ONI working on that very question, I assure you.
Crown of Slaves
5
They had used the forces you referred to, to assure Dad's absence.
The Great Book of Amber
Usage of promise in anglès
1
Technology offers great promise with 'intelligent borders'. Hunt was educated at Oxford.
Reuters
2
Plans for the area hold the promise of better times to come.
The Irish Times
3
Hill House has fallen far short of its original promise, I think.
The Haunting of Hill House
4
The early signs do not offer the expected level of promise, however.
The Guardian
5
And yet 2015 had begun with great promise for Tunisia's tourism industry.
News.com.au
6
Others will take this responsibility seriously and actually deliver on their promise.
Wired
7
I will be holding a future UK Labour government to that promise.
BBC
8
There is a sense of new beginnings, new ideas and fresh promise.
The Irish Times
9
However, according to the National Lottery's figures, this promise has been broken.
The Irish Times
10
This Government came to power on a promise of openness and transparency.
The Irish Times
11
However, the government does have figures who promise to be independent outsiders.
Reuters
12
Best of all was the promise of job security and health insurance.
Running the books: the adventures of an accidental prison librar...
13
To illegal immigrants in the state, Obama's promise is no longer enough.
Reuters
14
Britain and Spain pulled back almost immediately on promise of future payment.
Reuters
15
The results obtained show promise for the prevention of WND in Europe.
Pubmed
16
He's unable to promise he'd unplug her; he needs time to think.
The new yorker
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Translations for promise
Promise through the time
Promise across language varieties
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Common
South Africa
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