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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
promise
I.verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a promising career (=likely to be successful)
▪ She gave up a promising career in advertising in order to look after her children.
a promising start (=a good start that makes success seem likely)
▪ Her teacher says she's made a promising start in learning Spanish.
an election promise/pledge (=one that is made while a person or party is trying to be elected)
▪ The government has broken all its election promises.
break your promise
▪ I’ll never forgive him for breaking his promise to me.
bright/promising (=showing signs of being successful)
▪ Her future as a tennis player looks promising.
deliver on its promises
▪ The company will deliver on its promises.
fulfilment of a promise/duty/condition etc
▪ People are wondering if they will ever see the fulfillment of the government’s campaign pledges.
go back on your word/promise/decision
▪ Delors claimed that the President had gone back on his word.
hold (little) interest/appeal/promise etc
▪ Many church services hold little appeal for modern tastes.
hold out the prospect/promise of sth
▪ alternative methods which hold out the promise of improved health
keep your word/promise
▪ How do I know you’ll keep your word?
permit/promise/guarantee etc safe passage (to/for sb)
▪ The government offered safe passage to militants taking up their offer of peace talks.
pledge/promise assistance
▪ A group of donors led by the World Bank promised assistance to the value of US$508,000,000.
Promised Land, the
stick by a decision/promise etc
▪ He has stuck by his radical plans for economic reform.
take sb up on an offer/a promise/a suggestion etc
▪ I’ll take you up on that offer of a drink, if it still stands.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
deliver
▪ Buick's robots either failed to deliver what was promised or they broke down.
▪ Meanwhile, attorneys general from across the United States threatened lawsuits for failure to deliver promised services.
▪ Yet he could return to Cairo with a justifiable sense of pride in knowing that he had delivered what he had promised.
▪ Have you assured yourself that you can deliver whatever value is promised in your set of products and services?
▪ Central planning could not, however, deliver the promised prosperity.
▪ He promised that the new government he is appointing this week will deliver on the promised benefits of market reforms.
▪ If they proved that they could deliver what they promised, well and good.
▪ In reality, integration failed to deliver the promised advantages and had severe disadvantages.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a binding contract/promise/agreement etc
▪ An offer is something which is clearly intended if accepted to form a binding agreement.
▪ But Equitable was set on the Halifax deal and has signed a binding contract for the first half of its proposals.
▪ However, in many cases the parties may create a binding contract by agreement on the three matters already identified.
▪ If they can come to a binding agreement, the prisoners will both profess their innocence and be sentenced to two years.
▪ In general there was the invocation of one or more deities to bear witness that a binding contract was being undertaken.
▪ It was held there that the parties had made a binding contract, albeit with the price still outstanding.
▪ The successful bidder is under a binding contract to purchase the relevant property.
empty words/gestures/promises etc
▪ Hadn't he said that to express it would be just empty words?
▪ He expected her to trust him, but as far as she could see they were just empty words.
▪ He listens politely, then makes plausible but essentially empty gestures.
▪ I tried to make choices, but wound up with empty gestures.
▪ These are not empty words and phrases, but principles given powerful institutional sanction.
▪ This is the circus of empty promises and dry press releases that are part and parcel of meetings like these.
▪ To all these petitions the Crown returned empty promises of redress.
give sth a lick and a promise
vain threat/promise etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ "I can't take you to the beach today, after all.'' "But you promised!''
▪ I promised Jamie a ride to school this morning.
▪ I promised the kids I'd take them to a movie.
▪ Richardson apologized and promised that appropriate action would be taken to fix the problem.
▪ The government had promised to investigate the cause of the accident.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Anything about the bond market promises to be long and dull.
▪ Dole repeatedly promises veterans that he would not touch their benefits.
▪ Have you assured yourself that you can deliver whatever value is promised in your set of products and services?
▪ He promises himself an easier workout tomorrow.
▪ Money promised for language classes and business start-ups did not arrive.
▪ Since the Tory election win in April, Mr Major promised interest rates would come down.
▪ Tanui promised he would be looking out for news about me during the week.
II.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
empty
▪ To all these petitions the Crown returned empty promises of redress.
▪ This is the circus of empty promises and dry press releases that are part and parcel of meetings like these.
▪ Maybe, but empty promises are not on the list.
false
▪ No fast talking, no false promises, and if combat ensues there's no quarter asked or given.
▪ Should not the right hon. Gentleman now apologise for the false promises that he made in 1991?
vague
▪ He sought refuge in vague and ambiguous promises.
▪ The politicians made vague promises about independence.
■ NOUN
campaign
▪ He had been asked a question on the influence of campaign promises and its effect on the election of particular candidates.
▪ Their cousin is the campaign promise.
▪ Mr Bush's campaign promise to work with Democrats gained urgency following the shenanigans in Florida.
▪ Defense, education and tax cuts are tangible issues for Bush officials that they link to popular campaign promises.
▪ Gazing into our crystal ball, we see Scott breaking her campaign promise to not privatize Tucson Water.
election
▪ The Budget also marked a head-on collision between Conservative Party election promises and the real world, however.
▪ The government is delivering on its 1994 election promise to create 100, 000 jobs a year.
▪ The draconian Special Powers Act was never repealed despite the election promises.
▪ There was no more devalued currency than a Conservative election promise.
■ VERB
break
▪ Four orphans vow to be a family, but come to break their promises.
▪ Maurice breaks his promises so consistently that he begins to seem a professional liar.
▪ Then, when he learnt that Felix had lost all his money, he broke his promise.
▪ Marvin was always doing this, trying to make the President feel he was breaking promises by not following his advice.
▪ Christopher, who had promised to be home by Christmas and had never broken a promise in his life.
▪ And a broken promise to a preclear will be taken very hard.
▪ Maybe they just broke too many promises?
▪ Day broke with every promise of a fine day.
carry
▪ Governments appeared to carry out their promises.
▪ I would carry out my promise.
deliver
▪ It will deliver the promises made in the citizens charter to extend the powers of the four regulators of the privatised utilities.
▪ But Comcast has made the investment and delivered on its promise.
▪ And in this vacuum of ignorance, terrible practices have been tolerated because they delivered the promise of cheap food.
▪ Now, the company is poised to deliver on the promise it has used to leverage its future during research and development.
▪ The bank and the fund are also confronted with pressing questions about their ability to deliver their promises.
▪ He has yet to deliver on promises such as welfare reform, an overhaul of campaign financing or a balanced budget.
▪ Will he deliver on his promise?
▪ Then John carried it to London in 1735, and delivered on his promise to George Graham.
fulfil
▪ The afternoon fulfilled the promise of the early morning and remained incredibly bright, clear and warm.
▪ Draft history is full of players who never fulfilled their promise.
▪ If the reality doesn't fulfil the promise of the ideals, do you junk the ideals?
▪ Instead, people earn both through a reinforcing cycle of making and fulfilling promises.
▪ But there is grave doubt among environmentalists as to whether the Government will fulfil its promises according to schedule.
▪ Young said he had fulfilled a promise he made when taking the helm in 1969&038;.
▪ The confidence displayed by the World Bank men and other donors in the early 1970s has clearly not fulfilled its promise.
▪ Feeling he hasn't done things he ought to have done - hasn't fulfilled his promise.
fulfill
▪ But what happens if it fails to fulfill its initial promise?
▪ The department occasionally receives complaints about health clubs, usually alleging a club did not fulfill promises about its facility or equipment.
▪ He eventually did, and the film recorded Herzog fulfilling his promise.
▪ VanLandingham came around and pitched well for a stretch, seemingly ready to fulfill his vast promise.
▪ Instead, people earn both through a reinforcing cycle of making and fulfilling promises.
▪ He doubted whether the company would pledge sufficient commitment to fulfill the promise of HyperCard.
give
▪ I can not give you a firm promise that this is the turning point.
▪ All listened to him with pity and the two gave him eagerly their promise to help.
▪ He had made no commitment, given no promise.
▪ The deep shade and the smell of the pines in the heat gave promise of rest.
▪ The Osiris myth embodied this cycle of birth, death, and rebirth and gave the promise of immortality.
▪ In exchange, occasionally they were given trinkets and promises or reservations upon land that was theirs to begin with.
▪ Working in tandem they gave off an exciting promise of depravity.
▪ The weather was giving promise of an early spring and they were on their way northwards, to Nahum's father.
hold
▪ So too the yawning depths of the wave, even while threatening annihilation, hold out the promise of rebirth.
▪ Feminism once held out a promise that there would be some precincts of womanly life that were not all about men.
▪ Clark's work clearly holds promise of a new class of antimalarials, even though there is much still to be done.
▪ Frustration of my plans to lighten the disaster will convince people that the future holds no promise to them.
▪ Bilateral agreements may hold out more promise, if only because they are easier to administer.
▪ State access Smart communities hold a lot of promise for state officials.
▪ For the moment Christmas on the slopes holds little promise.
▪ Television held the promise, eventually, of informing, educating, and engaging the entire electorate in unprecedented ways.
honour
▪ Thaksin needs a large amount of funds if he is to honour the populist promises that got him elected.
▪ The King was not called upon to honour his promise.
▪ If he makes statements from the Dispatch Box, he should be a man of honour and honour his promises.
keep
▪ Lais had kept her promise though at what cost to herself he would never know.
▪ He meant it, but he did not keep the promise.
▪ She wanted very much to be good and to keep her promise.
▪ Large global organizations are unable to keep their promises to provide these benefits.
▪ She said she wanted to keep a promise to her husband that she would spend more time with the family.
▪ One candidate, Bermudez, vowed to spend no more than $ 1, 000 and kept her promise.
▪ She was determined to keep her promise to Rose Maylie, and meet her as arranged.
▪ A resignation would force open the debate and make Dini keep his promise to quit, the Alliance argued.
live
▪ Insiders admit that by both external and internal measures, it has failed badly during the 1980s to live up to its promise.
▪ It is the danger that we shall be forced to live up to the promise of democracy.
▪ Perhaps he ought to remember those days and get around to living up to the promise he made to the last Tory conference.
▪ The reality, however, never came close to living up to the promise.
▪ I hoped it would live up to its promise.
▪ Yet the country's performance in this area hardly lives up to promises when the relevant laws were passed in 1978.
▪ Our country has more than enough pubs whose ruined interiors fail to live up to the promise of attractive historic frontages.
▪ The day had a shadow in it and waS not living up to its promise.
make
▪ Mr Wahid has been making such promises since he took office 15 months ago.
▪ As a leader in the Senate, you make progress by making promises others can count on.
▪ Most of those making that promise will be dead before 2020 and none of them will still be in office.
▪ Party leaders will wait until after the service is privatised before making specific spending promises.
▪ John LaRue made a promise to me.
▪ He wanted to be gone, even though Deuce made reassuring promises and Doug could one day turn out to be a friend.
▪ Instead of addressing the problem, however, both candidates are making claims and promises that compound it.
pay
▪ I was working out well, an investment with the promise of paying out.
▪ Congress also has shifted from direct loans to loan guarantees: promises to pay back private bank loans if the borrowers default.
▪ That is a benefit to him which is good consideration for his promise to pay maintenance.
▪ A bond is merely a promise to pay a specific amount of money at a certain time in the future.
renege
▪ Any pause in progress towards the objective is a matter of reneging on electoral promises.
▪ Amid an increasingly hostile war of words, Finley has criticized Racicot for reneging on a promise to cooperate with federal authorities.
show
▪ In an interview with the Intelligence Department of the Foreign Office, he showed great promise as an interpreter.
▪ The Smiths showed early promise of breaking traditions, but failed.
▪ Yet he showed early promise as a newsman.
▪ Growing alternative crops such as short rotation coppice as energy crops and fibre crops such as flax and hemp showed promise.
▪ New, long-acting implants and injectables show promise of having as much impact during the 1990s and beyond.
▪ Russell, my younger brother, also showed some promise but was hindered by a knee problem.
▪ Such techniques show promise also for compressing complex sensor data during conventional processing.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a binding contract/promise/agreement etc
▪ An offer is something which is clearly intended if accepted to form a binding agreement.
▪ But Equitable was set on the Halifax deal and has signed a binding contract for the first half of its proposals.
▪ However, in many cases the parties may create a binding contract by agreement on the three matters already identified.
▪ If they can come to a binding agreement, the prisoners will both profess their innocence and be sentenced to two years.
▪ In general there was the invocation of one or more deities to bear witness that a binding contract was being undertaken.
▪ It was held there that the parties had made a binding contract, albeit with the price still outstanding.
▪ The successful bidder is under a binding contract to purchase the relevant property.
empty words/gestures/promises etc
▪ Hadn't he said that to express it would be just empty words?
▪ He expected her to trust him, but as far as she could see they were just empty words.
▪ He listens politely, then makes plausible but essentially empty gestures.
▪ I tried to make choices, but wound up with empty gestures.
▪ These are not empty words and phrases, but principles given powerful institutional sanction.
▪ This is the circus of empty promises and dry press releases that are part and parcel of meetings like these.
▪ To all these petitions the Crown returned empty promises of redress.
fulfil a promise/pledge etc
▪ Instead, people earn both through a reinforcing cycle of making and fulfilling promises.
▪ Pity he didn't fulfil a promise he made to Darlington Business Venture when he came up last November.
▪ Young said he had fulfilled a promise he made when taking the helm in 1969&.
fulfil your potential/promise
▪ All girls and boys, from every background, must be able to discover their talents and fulfil their potential.
▪ But there is grave doubt among environmentalists as to whether the Government will fulfil its promises according to schedule.
▪ Draft history is full of players who never fulfilled their promise.
▪ For 15 years, Lindbergh more than fulfilled its promise.
▪ I was wrong: it has not yet fulfilled its promise.
▪ Lewis has begun to fulfil his promise.
▪ Many teachers express concern that even their more able pupils do not fulfil their potential in the subject.
▪ We only fulfil our potential as individuals in working with and for others, as well as for ourselves.
give sth a lick and a promise
honour a promise/contract/agreement etc
▪ Moreover, Gosteleradio claimed that Interfax had never honoured an agreement to remit 50 percent of its earnings to Radio Moscow.
redeem a promise/pledge
renege on an agreement/deal/promise etc
▪ Amid an increasingly hostile war of words, Finley has criticized Racicot for reneging on a promise to cooperate with federal authorities.
▪ They had been bitten too often by Congress reneging on agreements negotiated in good faith by the White House.
vain threat/promise etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ "I'll call you tomorrow." "Is that a promise?"
▪ He left with a promise that he would be back before six.
▪ Making promises is risky for a company, but it usually does result in improved customer relations.
▪ Scott made a campaign promise not to raise taxes.
▪ The refugees are relying on promises of food and aid from the West.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But Comcast has made the investment and delivered on its promise.
▪ Even worse, it turned out that being able to offer drinks was not a key promise for his customers.
▪ Inherent in this promise is a kind of security blanket; the union chief is replaced with a mutual fund manager.
▪ Mannheim's relationism seemed to his detractors like a hollow promise, an attempt to have it both ways.
▪ Not withstanding this promise, the use of road pricing to change travel habits still seems some way off.
▪ The security of both was the promise of a large proportion of the land after the drainage operation had been successfully completed.
▪ These promise to be of such importance that I shall briefly relate them here, before journeying north.
▪ Usually the sins confessed were minor in nature: a broken promise, a plagiarized term paper.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Promise

Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promised; p. pr. & vb. n. Promising.]

  1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money. ``To promise aid.''
    --Shak.

  2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain.
    --Milton.

  3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward. Promised land. See Land of promise, under Land. To promise one's self.

    1. To resolve; to determine; to vow.

    2. To be assured; to have strong confidence.

      I dare promise myself you will attest the truth of all I have advanced.
      --Rambler.

Promise

Promise \Prom"ise\, a. [F. promesse, L. promissum, fr. promittere, promissum, to put forth, foretell, promise; pro forward, for + mittere to send. See Mission. ]

  1. In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act.

    For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
    --Gal. iii. 18.

  2. (Law) An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made.
    --Chitty. Parsons. Burrill.

  3. That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise.
    --Shak.

    My native country was full of youthful promise.
    --W. Irving.

  4. Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.

    He . . . commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father.
    --Acts i. 4.

Promise

Promise \Prom"ise\, v. i.

  1. To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.

  2. To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil.

    Will not the ladies be afeard of the lion? I fear it, I promise you.
    --Shak.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
promise

c.1400, "a pledge, vow," from Old French promesse "promise, guarantee, assurance" (13c.) and directly from Latin promissum "a promise," noun use of neuter past participle of promittere "send forth; let go; foretell; assure beforehand, promise," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + mittere "to put, send" (see mission). The ground sense is "declaration made about the future, about some act to be done or not done."

promise

c.1400, from promise (n.). Related: Promised; promising. Promised land (1530s) is a reference to the land of Canaan promised to Abraham and his progeny (Hebrew xi:9, etc.; Greek ten ges tes epangelias).

Wiktionary
promise

n. 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. 3 Reason to expect improvement or success; potential. vb. (context transitive English) To commit to something or action; to make an oath; make a vow.

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WordNet
promise

  1. n. 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: hope]

promise

  1. v. make a promise or commitment [syn: 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]

  4. give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"

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Wikipedia
Promise

A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun promise means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity for good, similar to a value that is to be realized in the near future.

In the law of contract, an exchange of promises is usually held to be legally enforceable, according to the Latin maxim pacta sunt servanda.

Promise (disambiguation)

A promise is a transaction whereby a person makes a vow or the suggestion of a guarantee.

Promise(s) may also refer to:

Promise (Jagged Edge song)

"Promise" is a song by R&B group Jagged Edge. The song spent two weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number nine on the U.S. Pop chart. It was number 7 on the Rhythmic Top 40.

Promise (Delirious? song)

"Promise" is the third single from Delirious?'s debut album, King Of Fools, on which it is the sixth track. It was released as a single on 14 July 1997 and reached number 20 on the UK Singles Charts. The song also appears on the band's live album, d:tour 1997 Live at Southampton.

Promise (The Maybes? album)

Promise is the debut album from the Liverpool indie rock band The Maybes?. The album is released 15 September 2008. The album was recorded at Monnow Valley Studios in Monmouth, Wales in three sessions from late 2007 to early 2008 and it has been licensed to Xtra Mile Recordings.

Promise (Sade album)

Promise is the second studio album by English band Sade, first released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 1985 by Epic Records and in the United States on 15 November 1985 by Portrait Records. In 1984 the band released their debut album Diamond Life, the album became highly successful selling six million copies, and became the best-selling debut by a British female vocalist. Following the release of the album the band began planning its follow up, recording for Promise began in February and lasted until August 1985, the band enlisted the same team of producers they worked with on their debut, including Robin Millar, Mike Pela, Ben Rogan and lead singer Sade Adu. The album's title comes from a letter from Adu's father where he refers to the "promise of hope" to recover from cancer.

Upon release Promise was met with acclaim from music critics. Commercially the album was a success peaking at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, the album was later certified multi platinum in both regions. Promise became the band's first album to top the album charts in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The album also reached number one in Switzerland and Italy and the top five in numerous countries including Canada, Germany and New Zealand. The album spawned three singles, including the highly charting single " The Sweetest Taboo", which became a success worldwide.

Promise (Ciara song)

"Promise" is a song performed by American recording artist Ciara from her second studio album, Ciara: The Evolution (2006). It was written by Ciara, Jasper Cameron, Polow da Don and Elvis Williams and produced by Polow da Don. The remix features singer R. Kelly. The song was released as the album's official lead single on October 16, 2006, through LaFace Records. The song was selected as the first single as Ciara wanted to put out a single with a slower pace, noting that her previous releases had been up-tempo. According to Ciara, the song represents the album's theme of evolving and symbolizes her growth as a songwriter and artist.

"Promise" is a mid-tempo R&B ballad with lyrics that describe what the protagonist wants out of love. The song received generally positive reviews from critics, who made comparisons with songs by musician Prince. Critics also observed that it was different and refreshing from Ciara's previous singles. "Promise" topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the United States and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Ciara's best-performing single sans a featured artist on both charts. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over one million copies.

Diane Martel directed the song's accompanying music video, which features scenes of Ciara singing into a gravity-defying microphone. Ciara stated that it is just about performance as she wanted to make a distinct R&B video. The video received a BET Award nomination for Viewer's Choice in 2007.

Promise (rapper)

Promise Jason Jamal Shepherd, professionally known as Promise, is a Canadian hip hop soul artist and songwriter from Toronto. He is currently a member of the group Perfeck Strangers, based in Scarborough, Ontario. Promise has collaborated with many artists, including Jhené Aiko, Lecrae, Manafest, Andy Mineo, Marco Polo, eLZhi of Slum Village and Royce Da 5'9" of Slaughterhouse. He has also collaborated with fellow Toronto native Drake, whom he met on the set of Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Promise (1986 film)

Promise is a 1986 CBS television movie presented by the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Adapted by screenwriter Richard Friedenberg from a story by Ken Blackwell and Tennyson Flowers, the film was directed by Glenn Jordan and aired December 14, 1986. James Garner stars as a carefree man who returns to his hometown after his mother's death and has to assume responsibility for his mentally ill younger brother ( James Woods). One of the most honored films in television history, Promise received the Peabody Award, Humanitas Prize, Christopher Award and Golden Globe Award. Its record of five Primetime Emmy Awards was not matched until 2010, by the film Temple Grandin.

Promise (You and Me)

Promise (You and Me) is a Pop rock single by the German band Reamonn. It is recorded by Island Records at the album Wish!. The song is released at and written by Rea Garvey, Uwe Bossert, Mike Gommeringer, Philipp Rauenbusch and Sebastian Padotzke.

Promise (Gene Loves Jezebel album)

Promise is the debut album by British gothic rock band Gene Loves Jezebel. Released in 1983 by Situation Two, it reached a peak of No. 8 on the UK Indie Chart.

Promise (Kohmi Hirose song)

"Promise", better known in the Western world as "Geddan" or "Get Down", is the eleventh single by Japanese recording artist Kohmi Hirose. It was released on November 27, 1997, as the second single from Hirose's seventh studio album, Rhapsody (1998). The title track and B-side, "Chocolate," were both written and composed by Hirose. "Promise" was used in commercials for Alpen's 1998 winter campaign.

Promise (Luna Sea song)

"Promise" is a song by Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released on April 9, 2011 as a digital download available exclusively on Amazon websites; Japan, United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany. It is the band's first release of completely new material since " Love Song", which was over ten years ago.

Promise (Kid Ink song)

"Promise" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kid Ink. The song was released on December 24, 2015 by Tha Alumni Music Group, 88 Classic and RCA Records, as the lead single from his fourth studio album Summer in the Winter (2015). The track was produced by frequent collaborator DJ Mustard with additional writing by Twice as Nice and features a hook by Fetty Wap.

Promise (Romeo Santos song)

"Promise" is a Latin pop song by Romeo Santos featuring Usher, from Santos' debut album Formula, Vol. 1 (2011). The track was co-written and produced by Rico Love. It was released as the album's second single in Latin America and the United States.

The song combines elements of bachata and R&B and peaked atop the Billboards Latin Songs chart, becoming the second consecutive number-one song in the chart for Santos and the first for Usher. The music video for "Promise" was directed by Anthony Mandler, who previously worked with Rihanna, Jay-Z and Kanye West.

Promise (brand)

Promise is a brand of toothpaste that was launched in 1978 by Balsara hygiene in India. Initially, the brand was successful and commanded second highest marketshare after Colgate which was then the market leader. The success of the brand was attributed to the fact that it was positioned as a toothpaste made of clove oil, which is traditionally used in India to treat dental ailments. The brand's tagline was "The unique toothpaste with time-tested clove oil". Its brand ambassador was Maya Alagh. In 1994, the company launched a 2-in-1 gel under the Promise brand, however this product failed because it was aimed at the youth segment which did not relate to Promise's strong clove taste. In 2005, Promise was sold by Balsara to Dabur along with other Balsara toothpaste brands Babool and Meswak in a deal.

Promise (2005 film)

Promise is a 2005 Finnish drama film directed by Ilkka Vanne.

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Usage examples of "promise".

Sri magician into the bargain, I was fed and accommodated at no expense, and promised a ship to wherever I wished to journey.

I shall leave for Naples to-morrow, and I know I shall be cured in time of the mad passion I feel for you, but if you tell me that I can accompany you to Parma, you must promise me that your heart will forever belong to me alone.

I made her promise me to let Clairmont accompany her as far as Madrid.

In a sense, we choose our own history, or more accurately, we select those vistas of history for our examinations which promise us the greatest satisfaction, and we have had little appetite to explore the possibility that our founding father was a black man.

I have promised myself to be guided entirely by your advice, and I entreat you to remain always my best friend.

And if after hearing my story you deign to give me your advice, I promise to follow it and never to divulge its author.

Seeing herself made rich by my liberality, she kissed my hands, knelt down, and bursting into tears promised to follow my advice carefully.

I promised to follow his advice, and I then paid a visit to the superintendent of police.

She listened attentively to my advice as to her conduct towards her new lover and the world in general, and promised to follow it.

Zuliani, brother to the Duchess of Fiano, gave me the same advice, and promised to use all his interest in my behalf.

But the peculiar infelicity of the Byzantine princes exposed them to domestic perils, without affording any lively promise of foreign conquest.

The Culture - the real Culture, the wily ones, not these semi-mystical Elenchers with their miserable hankering to be somebody else - had been known to give whole Affronter fleets the run-around for several months with not dissimilar enticements and subterfuges, keeping them occupied, seemingly on the track of some wildly promising prey which turned out to be nothing at all, or a Culture ship with some ridiculous but earnestly argued excuse, while the Culture or one of its snivelling client species got on - or away - with something else somewhere else, spoiling rightful Affronter fun.

He was receiving didactic courses from Ruth Hilton, who said he was absorbing the agronomy data at a satisfactory rate, and would make a promising farmer one day.

By the execution of this promise, Theodoric justly forfeited the allegiance of a people whom he devoted to destruction.

The legions, uninflamed by party zeal, were allured into civil war by liberal donatives, and still more liberal promises.