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English word

promise

A2Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ˈprɒmɪs/US /ˈprɑːmɪs/
noun

a statement that tells somebody that you will definitely do or not do something

verb

to tell somebody that you will definitely do or not do something, or that something will definitely happen

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She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would go to college.

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

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As an artist, I promise that I will also let my imagination fill the canvas you will create.

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I mean, I did promise the internet that I'd make catgirls.

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