promise

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 External links 1.7 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Verb 2.2 Anagrams 3 Italian 3.1 Verb 4 Romanian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Adjective 4.3 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

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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• (US) IPA: /ˈprɒ.mɪs/
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[edit] Noun

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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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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• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

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[edit] See also

• election promise and Wikipedia article on Election promise

[edit] External links

• promise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• promise in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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• Alphagram: eimoprs
• imposer
• semipro

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promise f.

1. Feminine past participle of promettre.

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• Alphagram: eimoprs
• imposer

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promise

1. third person singular past historic of promettere

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [proˈmise]

[edit] Adjective

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.