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obiecuje

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

1. promise (pledge):

promise
obiecywać [perf obiecać]
promise
przyrzekać [perf przyrzec]
to promise sb the moon [or earth]
obiecywać komuś gruszki na wierzbie

2. promise inf (warn):

I promise you, it won't be easy
ostrzegam cię [lub możesz być pewien] , że to nie będzie łatwe

3. promise (have potential):

promise
zwiastować
promise
zapowiadać

II. promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:-] VB intr

1. promise (pledge):

promise
obiecywać [perf obiecać]

2. promise (seem likely):

it promised to be a lovely evening
wieczór zapowiadał się wspaniale
to promise well
dobrze się zapowiadać

III. promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:-] N

1. promise (pledge):

promise
obietnica f
promise
przyrzeczenie nt
to make a promise
obiecywać [perf obiecać]
to keep one's promise to sb
dotrzymywać [perf dotrzymać] danej komuś obietnicy
to break a promise
złamać przyrzeczenie

2. promise no pl (potential):

a young person of promise
młoda, bardzo obiecująca osoba
she shows promise
dobrze się zapowiada
the promise of sth
nadzieja f na coś

counter-promise N LAW

counter-promise
przyrzeczenie nt wzajemne
Present
Ipromise
youpromise
he/she/itpromises
wepromise
youpromise
theypromise
Past
Ipromised
youpromised
he/she/itpromised
wepromised
youpromised
theypromised
Present Perfect
Ihavepromised
youhavepromised
he/she/ithaspromised
wehavepromised
youhavepromised
theyhavepromised
Past Perfect
Ihadpromised
youhadpromised
he/she/ithadpromised
wehadpromised
youhadpromised
theyhadpromised
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to delude sb with empty promises
zwodzić [perf zwieść] kogoś pustymi obietnicami

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He paid her a deposit, with the promise of two more installment payments.
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For humanly instituted rites are not sacraments, properly speaking, because human beings do not have the authority to promise grace.
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A treatment involving the placement of an intragastric balloon via gastroscopy has shown promise.
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The authors promise to criticise in forthright terms those leftists who ally with illiberal theocrats or other anti-democratic figures and organisations.
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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.
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