🤝promise

verb
/ˈprɒmɪs/

Meaning

to assure someone that one will definitely do something; to give one's word
a statement that one will definitely do something or that something will happen

Example Sentences

I promise to help you with your homework.

I made a promise to help her with the project.

Synonyms

pledge, vow, swear, guarantee, commitment, assurance, oath
Entry 1
pledge, vow, swear, guarantee
Entry 2
commitment, assurance, guarantee, oath

Antonyms

break, betray, deny, lie, betrayal
Entry 1
break, betray, deny
Entry 2
lie, betrayal

Collocations

promise to help, make a promise, keep promises, break promises, break a promise, promise to do something
Entry 1
promise to help, make a promise, keep promises, break promises
Entry 2
make a promise, break a promise, promise to do something

More Example Sentences

They promised to finish the work honestly.

They promised to support the team honestly.

We promise to respect your privacy honestly.

I promise to listen honestly before I respond.

He promised to improve honestly, not just talk about it.

A firefighter rescues a cat from a tall tree in the neighborhood park after a worried owner calls for help and the fire truck arrives within minutes carrying a long ladder that reaches the highest branch easily while the whole neighborhood watches and cheers as the cat is brought down safely and returned to its grateful owner, who promises to keep it indoors.

A girl plants a tree on Earth Day in the schoolyard with her classmates using shovels and watering cans provided by the teacher and they dig a deep hole in the soft ground then place the sapling carefully inside covering the roots with fresh soil and watering it until the ground is damp while their teacher explains how trees help clean the air and they promise to take turns caring for it throughout the year.

A doctor volunteers at a free health camp in a rural village that has no hospital nearby and examines over fifty patients in a single day checking blood pressure, eyesight, and general health while a team of nurses assists with the paperwork and distributes free medicine to those who need it because many families cannot afford regular medical care and the doctor promises to return next month with more supplies

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him while he sits in a comfortable chair and the whole procedure takes less than fifteen minutes leaving him feeling slightly tired but very proud because he knows his donation could save someone's life and he promises to come back and donate again in three months.

A doctor volunteers at a free health camp in a rural village that has no hospital nearby and examines over fifty patients in a single day checking blood pressure, eyesight, and general health while a team of nurses assists with the paperwork and distributes free medicine to those who need it because many families cannot afford regular medical care and the doctor promises to return next month with more supplies hoping to make a lasting difference in the lives of the villagers.

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