promise

noun promises · promyse

1. countable An oath or affirmation; a vow. When I make a promise, I always stick to it.
2. countable A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to their use. He purſued Andrew Houſtoun upon his promiſe, to give him the like Sallary for the next year, and in abſence obtained him to be holden as confeſt and Decerned.
3. countable Something promised. That jewelry was a promise to me.
4. uncountable Reason to expect improvement or success; potential. His grade are poor, but I see promise in him.
5. countable A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation. You can often use observables instead of promises to deliver values asynchronously.
6. countable, obsolete Bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised. It is time they receive their promise.

verb promises · promising · promised · promyse

1. ambitransitive, ditransitive To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow. "You think that I'll take anything." "I know you will, sweet." … "There wasn't going to be any of that. You promised there wouldn't be." "Well, there is now," she said sweetly.
2. ambitransitive To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good. The clouds promise rain.

Similar: stipulate

proper noun

1. A female given name from English.