OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 16812

promise

/ˈpɹɒmɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
prometer
To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.
"You think that I'll take anything." "I know you will, sweet." … "There wasn't going to be any of that. You promised there wouldn't be." "Well, there is now," she said sweetly.
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