"promise" meaning in English

See promise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈprɒmɪs/ [UK], /ˈprɑmɪs/ [US] Audio: en-us-promise.ogg [US] Forms: promise [singular], promises [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone is making a promise to a person, he is saying what he plans to do for that person.
    Sense id: simple-promise-en-noun-lKA-xm6Q

Verb

IPA: /ˈprɒmɪs/ [UK], /ˈprɑmɪs/ [US] Audio: en-us-promise.ogg [US] Forms: promise [canonical], promises [third-person, singular], promised [past], promised [past, participle], promising [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|promis|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When a person promises, he states that he will make certain to do an action.
    Sense id: simple-promise-en-verb-MXm6Jm~a
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