Etymology : Middle English promis, from Latin promissum, from neuter of promissus, past participle of promittere to send forth, promise, from pro- forth + mittere to send
Pronunciation : prä-m&s
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. pledge, vow, declaration of intention; source of hope, basis for expectations. pledge, give one's word, vow, commit oneself to a certain course of action. promise\prom"ise\ , a. [f. promesse, l. promissum, fr. promittere, promissum, to put forth, foretell, promise; pro forward, for + mittere to send. see:
mission. ].
2. in general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act. for if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but god gave it to abraham by promise. iii.
3. 2. (law) an engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. the word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made. hitty. parsons. burrill.
4. that which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise. my native country was full of youthful promise. irving.
5. bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised. he commanded them that they should not depart from jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the father. 4.promise \prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. promised ; p. pr. & vb. n. promising.].
6. to engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money. "to promise aid.".
7. to afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain.
8. to make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward.
9. In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act.
10. An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing.
11. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made.
12. That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise.
13. Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.
14. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money.
15. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain.
16. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward.
17. To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.
18. To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do something in the future make a promise or commitment promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort" give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory".
19. 1. If you promise that you will do something, you say to someone that you will definitely do it. The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment Promise me you will not waste your time `We'll be back next year,' he promised `You promise?' --- `All right, I promise.'.
20. If you promise someone something, you tell them that you will definitely give it to them or make sure that they have it. In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.
21. A promise is a statement which you make to a person in which you say that you will definitely do something or give them something. If you make a promise, you should keep it.
22. If a situation or event promises to have a particular quality or to be a particular thing, it shows signs that it will have that quality or be that thing. While it will be fun, the seminar also promises to be most instructive.
23. If someone or something shows promise, they seem likely to be very good or successful. The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school. = potential.
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