| 释义 |
promise
prom·ise P0592900 (prŏm′ĭs)n.1. a. A declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; a vow.b. Something promised.2. Indication of something favorable to come; expectation: a promise of spring in the air.3. Indication of future excellence or success: a player of great promise.v. prom·ised, prom·is·ing, prom·is·es v.tr.1. To commit oneself by a promise to do or give; pledge: left but promised to return.2. To afford a basis for expecting: thunderclouds that promise rain.v.intr.1. To make a declaration assuring that something will or will not be done.2. To afford a basis for expectation: an enterprise that promises well.
[Middle English promis, from Old French promise, from Medieval Latin prōmissa, alteration of Latin prōmissum, from neuter past participle of prōmittere, to send forth, promise : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + mittere, to send.]
prom′is·er n.Synonyms: promise, pledge, swear, vow1
These verbs mean to declare solemnly that one will follow a particular course of action: promises to write soon; pledged to uphold the law; swore to get revenge; vowed to fight to the finish.promise (ˈprɒmɪs) vb1. (often foll by: to; when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to give an assurance of (something to someone); undertake (to do something) in the future: I promise that I will come. 2. (tr) to undertake to give (something to someone): he promised me a car for my birthday. 3. (when tr, takes an infinitive) to cause one to expect that in the future one is likely (to be or do something): she promises to be a fine soprano. 4. (usually passive) to engage to be married; betroth: I'm promised to Bill. 5. (tr) to assure (someone) of the authenticity or inevitability of something (often in the parenthetic phrase I promise you, used to emphasize a statement): there'll be trouble, I promise you. n6. an undertaking or assurance given by one person to another agreeing or guaranteeing to do or give something, or not to do or give something, in the future7. indication of forthcoming excellence or goodness: a writer showing considerable promise. 8. the thing of which an assurance is given[C14: from Latin prōmissum a promise, from prōmittere to send forth] ˈpromiser nprom•ise (ˈprɒm ɪs)
n., v. -ised, -is•ing. n. 1. a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc: He kept his promise to write regularly. 2. indication of future excellence or achievement: a writer who shows promise. 3. something that is promised. v.t. 4. to pledge or undertake by promise (usu. with an infinitive or a clause as object): She promised to visit us. 5. to make a promise of (some specified act, gift, etc.): to promise help. 6. to afford ground for expecting: The sky promises a storm. 7. to engage to join in marriage. 8. to assure (used in emphatic declarations): I won't go there again, I promise you! v.i. 9. to make a promise. 10. to afford ground for expectation (often fol. by well or fair). [1375–1425; late Middle English promis(se) < Medieval Latin prōmissa, for Latin prōmissum, n. use of neuter past participle of prōmittere to send forth, promise =prō- pro-1 + mittere to send] prom′is•er, n. promise- devout, devote - Devout and devote come from Latin de- and vovere, "promise."
- fiance - French for "a promise."
- gage - In "engage," it means "pledge, promise."
- promise - Latin promittere originally meant "send forth," but evolved to mean "say in advance, foretell," and then "cause to expect," hence, promise.
Promise of tapsters: barmen collectively.Promise See Also: RELIABILITY/UNRELIABILITY - He promises like a merchant-man and pays like a man-of-war —Italian proverb
- His promises are lighter than the breath that utters them —John Ray’s Proverbs
- Lovers’ oaths are thin as rain —Dorothy Parker
- A pledge unpaid is like thunder without rain —Abraham Hasdai
- Promise as solid as a bundle of water —Hindu proverb
Modernized to non-sexist English from “A woman’s word is like a bundle of water.” - Promises are like pie-crusts —Danish proverb
- The promises of authors are like the vows of lovers —Samuel Johnson
See Also: WRITERS/WRITING - When a man takes an oath, he’s holding his own self in his own hands. Like water. And if he opens his fingers then, he needn’t hope to find himself again —Robert Bolt
promise
Past participle: promised
Gerund: promising
| Present |
|---|
| I promise | | you promise | | he/she/it promises | | we promise | | you promise | | they promise |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I promised | | you promised | | he/she/it promised | | we promised | | you promised | | they promised |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am promising | | you are promising | | he/she/it is promising | | we are promising | | you are promising | | they are promising |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have promised | | you have promised | | he/she/it has promised | | we have promised | | you have promised | | they have promised |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was promising | | you were promising | | he/she/it was promising | | we were promising | | you were promising | | they were promising |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had promised | | you had promised | | he/she/it had promised | | we had promised | | you had promised | | they had promised |
| Future |
|---|
| I will promise | | you will promise | | he/she/it will promise | | we will promise | | you will promise | | they will promise |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have promised | | you will have promised | | he/she/it will have promised | | we will have promised | | you will have promised | | they will have promised |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be promising | | you will be promising | | he/she/it will be promising | | we will be promising | | you will be promising | | they will be promising |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been promising | | you have been promising | | he/she/it has been promising | | we have been promising | | you have been promising | | they have been promising |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been promising | | you will have been promising | | he/she/it will have been promising | | we will have been promising | | you will have been promising | | they will have been promising |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been promising | | you had been promising | | he/she/it had been promising | | we had been promising | | you had been promising | | they had been promising |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would promise | | you would promise | | he/she/it would promise | | we would promise | | you would promise | | they would promise |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have promised | | you would have promised | | he/she/it would have promised | | we would have promised | | you would have promised | | they would have promised |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  promise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the futurededication, commitment - a message that makes a pledgespeech act - the use of language to perform some actoath - 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 marrypinning - a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pinrain check - a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future | | 2. | promise - grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"hopeexpectation, outlook, prospect - belief about (or mental picture of) the futurerainbow - an illusory hope; "chasing rainbows" | | Verb | 1. |  promise - make a promise or commitment assurepledge, 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 arrangementguarantee, 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" | | 2. | 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" | | 3. | promise - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, anticipate, callread - 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 predictaugur - predict from an omenbet, wager - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"forecast, calculate - predict in advanceprophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration | | 4. | 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" |
promiseverb1. guarantee, pledge, vow, swear, contract, assure, undertake, warrant, plight, stipulate, vouch, take an oath, give an undertaking to, cross your heart, give your word They promised they would deliver it on Friday.2. seem likely, look like, hint at, show signs of, bespeak, augur, betoken, lead you to expect, hold out hopes of, give hope of, bid fair, hold a probability of The seminar promises to be most instructive.noun1. guarantee, word, bond, vow, commitment, pledge, undertaking, assurance, engagement, compact, oath, covenant, word of honour If you make a promise, you should keep it.2. potential, ability, talent, capacity, capability, flair, aptitude He first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.Quotations
"We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fears" [La Rochefoucauld Maxims]
"Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken" [Jonathan Swift Polite Conversation]promisenounA declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing:assurance, covenant, engagement, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, plight, solemn word, vow, warrant, word, word of honor.verb1. To assume an obligation:contract, engage, pledge, undertake.2. To guarantee by a solemn promise:covenant, pledge, plight, swear, vow.Idiom: give one's word of honor.Translations允诺向...保证给予…承诺的事物有...的可能有出息promise (ˈpromis) verb1. to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc). I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)! 允諾 允诺2. to say or give one's assurance that one will give. He promised me a new dress. 向...保證給予...(或答應...) 向...保证给予...（或答应...） 3. to show signs of future events or developments. This situation promises well for the future. 有...的可能 有...的可能 noun1. something promised. He made a promise; I'll go with you – that's a promise! 諾言，承諾的事物 诺言，承诺的事物 2. a sign of future success. She shows great promise in her work. (有)前途，(有)出息 （有）前途，（有）出息 ˈpromising adjective showing promise; likely to be good. She's a promising pianist; Her work is promising. 有希望的，有前途的 有希望的，有前途的
promise
See:- (someone or something) promises well
- a lick and a promise
- a lot of promise
- a promise is a promise
- a promise made is a promise kept
- breach of promise
- empty promise
- give (something) a lick and a promise
- go back on word
- he, it, etc. promises well
- hold promise
- I (can) promise you
- I promise you
- I promise you!
- keep a promise
- lick and a promise
- lick and a promise, a
- lot of promise
- lots of promise
- make good on (something)
- on a promise
- promise (one) the earth
- promise (one) the moon
- promise (one) the world
- promise someone the moon
- promise the earth
- promise the moon
- promise the moon/earth/world
- promise to
- promised land, the
- promises are like pie crust(s): (easily made,) easily broken
- promises are like pie crust(s): (they are) made to be broken
- Promises are like piecrust, made to be broken
- promises, promises
- the promised land
- threat or a promise, is that a
PROMISE
PROMISE Cardiology A clinical trial–Prospective Randomized Milrinone Survival Evaluation–that evaluated the effect on M&M in Pts with severe CHF treated with milrinone. See Congestive heart failure, Heart failure, Milrinone. Promise
PromiseA written or oral declaration given in exchange for something of value that binds the maker to do, or forbear from, a certain specific act and gives to the person to whom the declaration is made the right to expect and enforce performance or forbearance. An undertaking that something will or will not occur. It is a manifestation of intent to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain manner. In the law of Commercial Paper, an undertaking to pay. It must be more than an acknowledgment of an obligation. The person who makes the declaration is the promisor. The person to whom the declaration is made is called the promisee. In contracts, a promise is essential to a binding legal agreement and is given in exchange for consideration, which is the inducement to enter into a promise. A promise is illusory when the promisor does not bind herself to do anything and, therefore, furnishes no consideration for a valid contract. A promise implied in fact is a tacit promise that can be inferred from expressions or acts of the promisor. A promise implied by law can arise when no express declaration is made, but the party, in Equity and justice, is under a legal duty as if he had in fact actually made a promise. promise1) n. a firm agreement to perform an act, refrain from acting, or make a payment or delivery. In contract law, if the parties exchange promises, each promise is "consideration" (a valuable item) for the other promise. Failure to fulfill a promise in a contract is a breach of the contract, for which the other party may sue for performance and/or damages. 2) v. to make a firm agreement to act, refrain from acting, or make a payment or delivery. (See: contract, consideration) PROMISE, contr. An engagement by which the promisor contracts towards another to perform or do something to the advantage of the latter.
2. When a promise is reduced to the form of a written agreement under seal, it is called a covenant.
3. In order to be binding on the promisor, the promise must be made upon a sufficient consideration -- when made without consideration, however, it may be binding in foro conscientice, it is not obligatory in law, being nudum pactum. Rutherf. Inst. 85; 18 Eng. C. L. Rep. 180, note a; Merl. Rep. h.t.
4. When a promise is made, all that is said at the time, in relation to it, must be considered; if, therefore, a man promise to pay all he owes, accompanied by a denial that he owes anything, no action will lie to enforce such a promise. 15 Wend. 187.
5. And when the promise is conditional, the condition must be performed before it becomes of binding force. 7 John. 36. Vide Condition. Promises are express or implied. Vide Undertaking, and 5 East, 17 2 Leon. 224, 5; 4 B. & A. 595. PROMISE
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| PROMISE➣Predictor Models in Software Engineering Software | | PROMISE➣Partnership to Rescue Our Minors from Sexual Exploitation (Salvation Army; est. 2004) | | PROMISE➣Pre-Operational Modelling in the Seas of Europe (EU MAST III project) | | PROMISE➣Producers of Interactive Media in Sweden (trade association) | | PROMISE➣Provider Reimbursement and Operations Management Information System | | PROMISE➣Processing and Management Information System (Pennsylvania) | | PROMISE➣Protection Using Multiple Segments |
promise
Synonyms for promiseverb guaranteeSynonyms- guarantee
- pledge
- vow
- swear
- contract
- assure
- undertake
- warrant
- plight
- stipulate
- vouch
- take an oath
- give an undertaking to
- cross your heart
- give your word
verb seem likelySynonyms- seem likely
- look like
- hint at
- show signs of
- bespeak
- augur
- betoken
- lead you to expect
- hold out hopes of
- give hope of
- bid fair
- hold a probability of
noun guaranteeSynonyms- guarantee
- word
- bond
- vow
- commitment
- pledge
- undertaking
- assurance
- engagement
- compact
- oath
- covenant
- word of honour
noun potentialSynonyms- potential
- ability
- talent
- capacity
- capability
- flair
- aptitude
Synonyms for promisenoun a declaration that one will or will not do a certain thingSynonyms- assurance
- covenant
- engagement
- guarantee
- guaranty
- pledge
- plight
- solemn word
- vow
- warrant
- word
- word of honor
verb to assume an obligationSynonyms- contract
- engage
- pledge
- undertake
verb to guarantee by a solemn promiseSynonyms- covenant
- pledge
- plight
- swear
- vow
Synonyms for promisenoun a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the futureRelated Words- dedication
- commitment
- speech act
- oath
- parole
- word of honor
- word
- betrothal
- troth
- engagement
- pinning
- rain check
noun grounds for feeling hopeful about the futureSynonymsRelated Words- expectation
- outlook
- prospect
- rainbow
verb make a promise or commitmentSynonymsRelated Words- pledge
- plight
- swear off
- contract
- undertake
- guarantee
- declare
verb promise to undertake or giveRelated Wordsverb make a prediction aboutSynonyms- forebode
- predict
- prognosticate
- foretell
- anticipate
- call
Related Words- read
- hazard
- guess
- venture
- pretend
- outguess
- second-guess
- augur
- bet
- wager
- forecast
- calculate
- prophesy
- vaticinate
verb give grounds for expectationsRelated Words |