Synonym: anticipate, assure, call, forebode, foretell, hope, predict, prognosticate. Similar words: compromise, promising, promiscuous, prominent, premise, economist, prompt, promote. Meaning: ['prɑmɪs /'prɒ-] 
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. v. 1. make a promise or commitment 2. promise to undertake or give 3. make a prediction about; tell in advance 4. give grounds for expectations.
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. v. 1. make a promise or commitment 2. promise to undertake or give 3. make a prediction about; tell in advance 4. give grounds for expectations. 
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31. He acted counter to his promise.
32. I don't know her, I promise.
33. Promise, sometimes,is what a cheater said to a fool.
34. You should keep your promise.
35. Beware salespeople who promise offers that seem too good to be true.
36. The promise of lower taxation may have been just an election gimmick to gain votes.
37. The President is backtracking on his promise to increase healthcare spending.
38. Not to be is a promise, can do is cheat.
39. Please feel assured that we will abide by our promise.
40. I'll do my damnedest to fix it, but I can't promise anything.
41. I'm too much of a cynic to believe that he'll keep his promise.
42. He cheated death. No, he made a promise to death that he didn't keep.
43. Promise more, not to be, that is just a lie.
44. May I be strenuous, energetic and persevering !May I be patient! May I be able to bear and forbear the wrongs of others! May I ever keep a promise given!
45. The most easily broken thing in the world is the man's wine glass, politician's promise, girls' dream, steel wire-like love, the virtuousof modern society and the holy heart.
46. I'll change, I promise.
47. The promise of tax cuts became the dominant element in the campaign.
48. Love is a promise. Love is a souvenir. Once given, never forgotten. Never let it disappear.
49. I'll see what I can do but I can't promise anything.
50. All eyes are fixed upon Asia as the Land of Promise for millions yet unborn.
51. He said he would loan money to us, and then went back on his promise.
52. She fobbed him off with a promise to pay him the money next week.
53. I can't promise a miracle cure, but I think we can improve things.
54. Promise more than may also become a kind of load.
55. She had been faithful to her promise to guard this secret.
56. He broke his promise and did not come to see me.
57. None of us can vow to be perfect. In the end all we can do is promise to love each other with everything we've got. Because love's the best thing we do.
58. Her promise was deliberately misquoted by her opponents,[http://sentencedict.com/promise.html] who then used it against her.
59. We shall have to pin him down to his promise.
60. Death s inevitable.It's a promise made to each of us at birth.But before that promise is kept,we all hope something will happen to us,whether it is the thrill of romance,the joy of raising a family,or the anguish of great loss.We all hope to experience something that make our lives meaningful,but the sad fact is,not all lives have meaning.Some people spend their time on this planet just sitting on the sidelines,waiting for something to happen to them,before it's too late.
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