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Meaning of promise

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  promise
      n 1: a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do
           (or not to do) something in the future
      2: grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is
         little or no promise that he will recover" [syn: {promise},
         {hope}]
      v 1: make a promise or commitment [syn: {promise}, {assure}]
      2: promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"
      3: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome
         of an election" [syn: {predict}, {foretell}, {prognosticate},
         {call}, {forebode}, {anticipate}, {promise}]
      4: give grounds for expectations; "The new results were
         promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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