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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121. Priests promise to forego the pleasures of the flesh.
122. They promise to finish the job in June, but can they deliver ?
123. Alan was finally able to fulfil his promise to Sarah.
124. She resolved that, if Mimi forgot this promise, she would remind her.
125. Will you swear it that you are willing to subscribe yourself to your promise?
126. The mayor was elected on a promise to cleanse the city government of corruption.
127. You must promise me that you won't sulk if I tell you all about it.
128. The promise of tax cuts proved, as always, to be the Republican Party's trump card.
129. Monday dawned still and misty, with a promise of autumn sunshine.
130. I redeemed my promise to my daughter by sending her a gift on her birthday.
131. I'm sorry we can't take you with us, but I promise I'll make it up to you somehow.
132. He is not a person whose promise you can build on.
133. I'll tidy my things away tonight - and that's a promise!
134. Not only did he make a promise, but also he kept it.
135. You show promise as a musician but your lack of practice is keeping you back.
136. Claire had made me promise to tell her the truth.
137. Will the government carry out its promise to reform the law?
138. This case is going to be tough, but I promise I'll give it my best shot.
139. Politicians promise the earth before an election, but things are different afterwards.
140. You can go out as long as you promise to be back before 8.
141. You can borrow my camera if you promise to take care of/look after it.
142. Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.
143. You can go to the party, but promise me you won't cause any trouble .
144. The boss's promise to increase the workers' pay was a concession to union demands.
145. We can never promise to sail anywhere in particular, because the weather might militate against it.
146. Privatization is not always the gravy train that governments promise.
146. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and make good sentences.
147. I'll try my best to get tickets, but I can't promise anything.
148. It was the promise of better job opportunities versus the inconvenience of moving away and leaving her friends.
149. If you do such sloppy work again, I promise I'll fail you.
150. I'm not impressed by the promise of tax cuts against the backcloth of a public-spending deficit.
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