a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen: what happened to all those firm promises of support? I did not keep my promise to go home early
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assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen: he promised to forward my mail she made him promise that he wouldn't do it again
a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will ... what happened to all those firm promises of support? he took my fax number with the promise that he would send me a drawing
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assure someone that one will definitely do, give, or arrange something; undertake or declare ... he promised to forward my mail she made him promise that he wouldn't do it again