promise

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  1. noun A declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; a vow.
  2. noun Something promised.
  3. noun Indication of something favorable to come; expectation: a promise of spring in the air.
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  • But a promise was a promise, and a client was a client, even if the search for Jackie's daughter now seemed mundane alongside the Butcher of Butchers Hill, the Sequel. —  Lippman, Laura - [Tess Monaghan 03] - Butchers Hill
  • "But it's going to be much better," he says earnestly, as if the promise is a prayer in itself. —  California Chronicle
  • By the way, this epic whine about Obama actually following through on his promise is all about properly assigning blame: —  Hullabaloo
  • In short, the promise is a web experience where web pages are allowed to behave more like desktop applications. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • "In our bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2012, our promise was and still is to make our games accessible to everyone," he said. —  The Guardian World News
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hope ·  offer ·  love ·  possibility ·  assurance ·  dream ·  gift ·  interest ·  idea ·  ideal ·  expectation ·  need

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promise:   promising ·  promised ·  promises
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  1. 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.

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  1. Early modern English also promys, promes; from Middle English promys, promesse, from Old French promesse, French promesse = Spanish promesa = Portuguese Italian promessa, from Middle Latin promissa, feminine, Latin promissum, neuter, a promise, feminine and neuter of Latin promissus, past participle of promittere, send or put forth, let go forward, say beforehand, promise: see promit.
  2. from Middle English promysen, promyssen; from promise, n.
 

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