PROMISE

• (noun) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

  "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

  synonyms : hope

• (noun) a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

• (verb) make a promise or commitment

  synonyms : assure

• (verb) promise to undertake or give

  "I promise you my best effort"

• (verb) make a prediction about; tell in advance

  "Call the outcome of an election"

  synonyms : anticipate , call , forebode , foretell , predict , prognosticate

  The newspaper wrongly prognosticated the weather. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) give grounds for expectations

  "The new results were promising", "The results promised fame and glory"

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