promise English
Alternative forms
* promyse
Noun
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An oath or affirmation; a vow.
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A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
* 1668 July 3rd, , “Thomas Rue contra'' Andrew Hou?toun” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), pages 547–548
- He pur?ued Andrew Hou?toun upon his promi?e , to give him the like Sallary for the next year, and in ab?ence obtained him to be holden as confe?t and Decerned.
Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
* Washington Irving
- My native country was full of youthful promise .
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), chapter=1
, title=( The China Governess) citation
, passage=The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.}}
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(computing, programming) A placeholder object that can be manipulated in code before it has been assigned a value.
(obsolete) Bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised.
* Bible, Acts i. 4
- He commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father.
Verb
( promis)
To commit to something or action; to make an oath; make a vow.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=70, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= Engineers of a different kind
, passage=Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.
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To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
- The clouds promise rain.
* {{quote-book, year=1897, author=
, title=( The Celebrity), chapter=1 citation
, passage=I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.}}
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See
Synonyms
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Related terms
* promissory
* promised
* promising
See also
* (election promise)
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acknowledge English
Alternative forms
* acknowledg (obsolete)
Verb
(acknowledg)
To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a god.
:* I acknowledge my transgressions. - ''Psalm 51:3 .
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To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
:* In all thy ways acknowledge Him. - ''Proverbs 3:6
:* By my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee. - , III-v
To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor.
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To notify receipt, as of a letter.
To own as genuine or valid; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to acknowledge a deed.
Usage notes
* Acknowledge'' is opposed to keep back, or conceal, and supposes that something had been previously known to us (though perhaps not to others) which we now feel bound to lay open or make public. Thus, a man ''acknowledges'' a secret marriage; one who has done wrong ''acknowledges'' his fault; and author ''acknowledges'' his obligation to those who have aided him; we ''acknowledge our ignorance.
* Recognize'' supposes that we have either forgotten or not had the evidence of a thing distinctly before our minds, but that now we know it (as it were) anew, or receive and admit in on the ground of the evidence it brings. Thus, we ''recognize'' a friend after a long absence. We ''recognize'' facts, principles, truths, etc., when their evidence is brought up fresh to the mind; as, bad men usually ''recognize'' the providence of God in seasons of danger. A foreign minister, consul, or agent, of any kind, is ''recognized on the ground of his producing satisfactory credentials.
* See also confess
Synonyms
* avow, proclaim, recognize, own, admit, allow, concede, confess
Derived terms
* acknowledgeable
* acknowledged
* acknowledgedly
* acknowledge the corn
* acknowledged
Related terms
* acknowledgment
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