promise

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Most common English words: sake « justice « offer « #909: promise » obliged » ourselves » pale

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From Middle English promis, promisse from Old French promesse from Mediaeval Latin promissa, Latin promissum (a promise), feminine and neuter of Latin promissus, pp. of promittere (to send or put forth, let go forward, say beforehand, promise) < pro (forth) + mittere (to send); see mission. Cf. admit, commit, permit, etc. Displaced native Middle English beheste, bihest "promise, behest" (from Old English behǣs "promise, vow"), Middle English hight "promise" (from Old English hēht, past tense of Old English hātan "to promise"), Middle English hat, haut "promise, vow" (from Old English ġehāt "promise, vow"), Middle English quidde, quid "saying, promise". Cf Middle English forhaten, forhauten "to promise".

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Singular
promise

Plural
promises

promise (plural promises)

  1. An oath or affirmation; a vow.
  2. A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use

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Infinitive
to promise

Third person singular
promises

Simple past
promised

Past participle
promised

Present participle
promising

to promise (third-person singular simple present promises, present participle promising, simple past and past participle promised)

  1. to commit to something or action; an oath; a vow.

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promise f.

  1. Feminine past participle of promettre.

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promise

  1. third person singular past historic of promettere

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  • IPA: [proˈmise]

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promise

  1. feminine plural form of promis.
  2. neuter plural form of promis.

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promise

  1. third-person singular simple perfect form of promite.