promise
A2Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈprɒmɪs/US /ˈprɑːmɪs/
Meaning
noun
a statement that tells somebody that you will definitely do or not do something
“to make/keep/fulfil/break a promise”
verb
to tell somebody that you will definitely do or not do something, or that something will definitely happen
“‘We haven't got time to go to the park.’ ‘But you promised!’”
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“I mean, I did promise the internet that I’d make catgirls.”
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“She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would go to college.”
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