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Meanings of promise in English
To state, or make something known in advance, especially using inference or special knowledge.
Usage of promise in English
1
Technology offers great promise with 'intelligent borders'. Hunt was educated at Oxford.
2
Plans for the area hold the promise of better times to come.
3
Hill House has fallen far short of its original promise, I think.
4
The early signs do not offer the expected level of promise, however.
5
And yet 2015 had begun with great promise for Tunisia's tourism industry.
6
Others will take this responsibility seriously and actually deliver on their promise.
7
I will be holding a future UK Labour government to that promise.
8
There is a sense of new beginnings, new ideas and fresh promise.
9
However, according to the National Lottery's figures, this promise has been broken.
10
This Government came to power on a promise of openness and transparency.
11
However, the government does have figures who promise to be independent outsiders.
12
Best of all was the promise of job security and health insurance.
13
To illegal immigrants in the state, Obama's promise is no longer enough.
14
Britain and Spain pulled back almost immediately on promise of future payment.
15
The results obtained show promise for the prevention of WND in Europe.
16
He's unable to promise he'd unplug her; he needs time to think.
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Translations for promise
Russian
Promise through the time
Promise across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
South Africa
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