promise /'prɒmis/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
• (n.) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
• (v.) make a promise or commitment

Chinese translation

• n. 诺言, 约定的事情, 有指望
• vt. 允诺, 约定, 预示
• vi. 允诺, 有前途, 有指望

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/'prɒmis/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.71 · Rare

Word forms

promised, promises, promising

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Related words

promising · promote · promotion · prominent · prompt · promptly · promoter · prominence

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