Engelsk navneord: promise | |||
1. | promise (om kommunikation) a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | commitment, dedication, speech act | ||
Mere specifikke termer | betrothal, engagement, oath, parole, pinning, rain check, troth, word, word of honor | ||
2. | promise (om erkendelse) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | There is little or no promise that he will recover. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | hope | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | expectation, outlook, prospect | ||
Mere specifikke termer | rainbow | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: promise | |||
1. | promise (om kommunikation) make a promise or commitment | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They promise him to write the letter | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | assure | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | declare | ||
Mere specifikke termer | contract, guarantee, pledge, plight, swear off, undertake, undertake | ||
2. | promise (om kommunikation) promise to undertake or give | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I promise you my best effort. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They promise the money to them , They promise them the money | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | declare | ||
3. | promise (om kommunikation) make a prediction about; tell in advance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Call the outcome of an election. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | guess, hazard, pretend, venture | ||
Mere specifikke termer | augur, bet, calculate, forecast, outguess, prophesy, read, second-guess, vaticinate, wager | ||
4. | promise (om tilstand) give grounds for expectations | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The new results were promising. The results promised fame and glory. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | be | ||