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promise v. [
assure] make a promise or commitment
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promise v. promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"
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promise n. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
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promise n. [
hope] grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"
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promise v. [
predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate] make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
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