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promise

Definition:

(nou) a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (nou) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

Phonetic Transcription:

ˈprɒmɪs

Examples:

The promise is not the prediction.

I promise not to be such a glutton in the future.

It is a pragmatic construct, not an inviolate promise.

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