promise
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[change]- (countable) When someone is making a promise to a person, he is saying what he plans to do for that person.
- Jane was angry that John broke his promise to take her out to the movies.
Verb
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- When a person promises, he states that he will make certain to do an action.
- I promise that I will come back home by noon. You can trust me.