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I . promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:mɪs] VB trans, intr

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II . promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:mɪs] N

Usage examples with promise

to deliver a promise
выполня́ть обеща́ние
to betray a promise
не сдержа́ть сло́ва
to promise (sb) sth
обеща́ть (кому́-ли́бо) что-ли́бо
to promise oneself sth
обеща́ть себе́ что-ли́бо
to promise the earth
обеща́ть всё на све́те
to show promise
подава́ть наде́жды
to promise sb the moon
обеща́ть золоты́е го́ры
a young person of promise
перспекти́вный [или многообеща́ющий] молодо́й челове́к m
to extort a promise from sb
вы́рвать у кого́-ли́бо обеща́ние
a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit inf
небре́жно [или ко́е-как] сде́ланная рабо́та f
to promise sb to do sth
обеща́ть кому́-ли́бо сде́лать что-ли́бо
to keep one's promise (to sb)
испо́лнить [или сдержа́ть] (да́нное кому́-ли́бо) обеща́ние

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Promise to share -- find a breast buddy and make a pact to do our checks on the same day.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
The failure of consideration was not partial: the depositors had paid over their money in consideration of a promise to repay.
en.wikipedia.org
During the semi-final basketball game, the cheerleaders promise them an orgy if they win.
en.wikipedia.org
In performance of this promise a constitution was promulgated in 1910.
en.wikipedia.org
The relative was so shocked to see him there in tatters, he had to drag away the protesting scholar with the promise to help him.
en.wikipedia.org
Subcutaneous injections of calcitonin in patients suffering from mania resulted in significant decreases in irritability, euphoria and hyperactivity and hence calcitonin holds promise for treating bipolar disorder.
en.wikipedia.org
The end of the book sees this happy reunion cut short by the appearance of a window and the promise of a fight.
en.wikipedia.org
Poor women turned to breach of promise to win money to support an illegitimate child or after being deserted by a man with whom they had cohabited for years.
www.express.co.uk
For humanly instituted rites are not sacraments, properly speaking, because human beings do not have the authority to promise grace.
en.wikipedia.org
They also promise the delayed compensation payment arrangements anxiously awaited by homeowners on the route will be published later this year.
www.bbc.co.uk

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