Tra từ promise - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - noun

1. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (Freq. 8)
• Hypernyms:
speech act, commitment, dedication
• Hyponyms:
oath, parole, word, word of honor, betrothal,
troth, engagement, pinning, rain check
2. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future (Freq. 8)
- there is little or no promise that he will recover
• Syn:
hope
• Derivationally related forms:
hope (for: hope)
• Hypernyms:
expectation, outlook, prospect
• Hyponyms:
rainbow

II - verb

1. make a promise or commitment (Freq. 26)
• Syn:
assure
• Derivationally related forms:
assurance (for: assure), promissory, promiser, promisee, promisor
• Hypernyms:
declare
• Hyponyms:
pledge, plight, swear off, contract, undertake, guarantee
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- They promise him to write the letter
2. promise to undertake or give (Freq. 11)
- I promise you my best effort
• Derivationally related forms:
promissory, promisee, promisor
• Hypernyms:
declare
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They promise the money to them
- They promise them the money
3. make a prediction about;
tell in advance (Freq. 5)
- Call the outcome of an election
• Syn:
predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate
• Derivationally related forms:
anticipatory (for: anticipate), foreboding (for: forebode), prognosticative (for: prognosticate), prognostication (for: prognosticate), prognosis (for: prognosticate), prognosticator (for: prognosticate), foretelling (for: foretell), predictive (for: predict), prediction (for: predict), predictor (for: predict)
• Hypernyms:
guess, venture, pretend, hazard
• Hyponyms:
read, second-guess, outguess, augur, bet,
wager, forecast, calculate, prophesy, vaticinate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
4. give grounds for expectations (Freq. 3)
- The new results were promising
- The results promised fame and glory
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something