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{
"term": "promise",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "promise",
"heSheIt": "promises"
},
"pastSimple": "promised",
"pastParticiple": "promised",
"ingForm": "promising"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to tell somebody that you will definitely do or not do something, or that something will definitely happen",
"sensetop": "promise to do somethingpromise somethingpromise (that)…promise somebody (that)…promise something to somebodypromise somebody somethingpromise yourself somethingpromise (somebody) + speech",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘We haven't got time to go to the park.’ ‘But you promised!’"
},
{
"text": "The college principal promised to look into the matter.",
"contextForm": "promise to do something"
},
{
"text": "‘Promise not to tell anyone!’ ‘I promise.’"
},
{
"text": "They arrived at 7.30 as they had promised."
},
{
"text": "The government has promised a full investigation into the disaster.",
"contextForm": "promise something"
},
{
"text": "I'll see what I can do but **I can't promise anything**."
},
{
"text": "The brochure promised (that) the local food would be superb.",
"contextForm": "promise (that)…"
},
{
"text": "You promised me (that) you’d be home early tonight.",
"contextForm": "promise somebody (that)…"
},
{
"text": "He promised the money to his grandchildren.",
"contextForm": "promise something to somebody"
},
{
"text": "He promised his grandchildren the money.",
"contextForm": "promise somebody something"
},
{
"text": "I've promised myself some fun when the exams are over.",
"contextForm": "promise yourself something"
},
{
"text": "‘I'll be back soon,’ she promised.",
"contextForm": "promise (somebody) + speech"
},
{
"text": "He repeatedly promised to cut taxes in his campaign."
},
{
"text": "I am sending you information on holidays as promised."
},
{
"text": "I can definitely promise you that I'll do all I can to help."
},
{
"text": "I can't promise I'll be there."
},
{
"text": "She promised faithfully that she would come."
},
{
"text": "I've promised my old computer to Jane."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["faithfully", "solemnly", "initially"],
"verb + promise": ["can", "cannot", "seem to"],
"preposition": ["to"],
"phrases": ["as promised", "I can’t promise anything"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to make something seem likely to happen; to show signs of something",
"sensetop": "it promises to be somethingpromise something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It promises to be an exciting few days.",
"contextForm": "it promises to be something"
},
{
"text": "There were dark clouds overhead promising rain.",
"contextForm": "promise something"
},
{
"text": "The plan seemed to promise a new beginning."
},
{
"text": "It was a disappointing end to a season which had promised so much for the team."
},
{
"text": "The new drug promises to bring relief to thousands of asthma sufferers."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used as a way of encouraging or warning somebody about something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I can promise you, you'll have a wonderful time."
},
{
"text": "If you don't take my advice, you'll regret it, I promise you."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make promises that will be impossible to keep",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Politicians promise the earth before an election, but things are different afterwards."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɒmɪs/",
"audio": "pr/promise/promise__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɒmɪsɪz/",
"audio": "pr/promise/promises__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɒmɪst/",
"audio": "pr/promise/promised__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/",
"audio": "pr/promise/promising__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːmɪs/",
"audio": "pr/promise/promise__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːmɪsɪz/",
"audio": "pr/promise/promises__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːmɪst/",
"audio": "pr/promise/promised__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːmɪsɪŋ/",
"audio": "pr/promise/promising__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin promissum ‘something promised’, neuter past participle of promittere ‘put forth, promise’, from pro- ‘forward’ + mittere ‘send’."
}