promise
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈprɑːmɪs/
- The future is bright with promise because you're in it.
- hold promise
- show promise
- offer promise
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Watch on YouTubeIt never fulfilled the promise that Woods had for it.
- It never fulfilled the promise that Woods had for it.
- I mean, that to me is the promise of communism.
- And this is the essential promise and peril of our technology.
- Crypto rose to prominence with the core promise of trustless transactions.
- And that I think has enormous promise going forward.
- You'd thought you'd had your will and destroyed the promise of eternal life, didn't you?
- So what instead gets talked about is the promise of what they could do.
- Ohhhhh no. There was so much promise in our builds. Oht no.
Examples
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School mental health services offer the promise of support, yet this promise is inconsistently realized.
Academic text (2011) -
They have hopes and dreams... and the promise of a life with dignity.
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And she had so much promise when she came into Congress.
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The night is young and full of promise, my boy.
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It's a little behind, yes, but it shows great promise.
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But the promise of tomorrow hung in the air.
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The scaffolding and peer mentoring technique, however, ultimately showed more promise in developing students' critical thinking skills.
Academic text (2015) -
VSS is a community-based intervention that showed promise in increasing participating girls' PA levels over time.
Academic text (2013) -
A curriculum that demonstrates promise has an initial evidentiary base suggesting that it improves student achievement.
Academic text (2015) -
The night is young and full of promise, my boy.
Synonyms
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1.0
Someone or something that makes you expect something good
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2.8
A belief that something will happen in the future
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3.3
A chance that something will happen in the future
Antonyms
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1.7
A feeling of sadness or being let down when something you wanted does not happen
Idioms
- Informal
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6.8
Tell someone you will do something very big although you cannot do it
A quick, not complete job done hastily and meant to be finished properly later
Compounds
- Archaic
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9.5
Failing to keep a promise to marry someone that can lead to a court case
How Promising
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word promise comes from Latin pro- 'forward' and mittere 'to send', and it can mean a sign sent ahead. That's why we say someone or something 'shows promise' when it gives a sign that something good or successful may come.