promise

promise is a 7-letter English word with 15 senses as adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act.
2. adjective. An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made.
3. adjective. That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise.
4. adjective. Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.
5. transitive verb. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money.
6. transitive verb. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain.
7. transitive verb. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward.
8. intransitive verb. To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.
9. intransitive verb. To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil.
10. noun. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

    "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

    Synonyms: hope

11. noun. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
12. verb. make a promise or commitment

    Synonyms: assure

13. verb. promise to undertake or give

    "I promise you my best effort"

14. verb. make a prediction about; tell in advance

    "Call the outcome of an election"

    Synonyms: anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate

15. verb. give grounds for expectations

    "The new results were promising"

    "The results promised fame and glory"

Synonyms

hope, assure, anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in promise:

imposer, semipro

Common word forms

promised, promiser, promises, promisees, promising, promiseful, promiseless

Words from these letters

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