promise
noun · verb · adjectiveA2- Tiếng Việt:
- hứa
hứa. Họ từ PROMISE — danh từ: promise; động từ: promise; tính từ: promising.
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable)An oath or affirmation; a vow.
When I make a promise, I always stick to it.
He broke his promise: he said he'd return my jewellery, but never did.
- 2.
(countable)(countable, law) 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 his 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.
(uncountable)Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
She shows great promise as an actress.
- 4.
(countable)(countable, programming) A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
- 5.
(countable, obsolete)Bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised.
Động từ
verb- 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.
If you promise not to tell anyone, I will let you have this cake for free.
She promised to never return to this town again.
He promised me a big kiss if I would drive him to the airport.
I can't promise success, but I'll do the best I can.
- 2.
(ambitransitive)To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
The clouds promise rain.
Cụm từ thường dùng
promise to
giới từ đi kèm
keep a promise
cụm thông dụng
break a promise
cụm thông dụng
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ine-pro From Middle English promis, promisse, borrowed from Old French promesse, from prōmissa, Latin prōmissum (a promise), feminine and neuter past participles of prōmittō (to send forth, to say beforehand, to promise), from pro (forth) + mittere (to send); see mission. Compare admit, commit, permit, etc. Displaced native ġehātan (to promise) and ġehāt (a promise).