promise
gb/pɹˈɑməs/ us/pɹˈɑməs/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A2
action
1
Say you will do something
To say you will surely do or give something in the future.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to promise [someone] [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'promise' with 'hope'; 'hope' expresses desire, but 'promise' expresses commitment.
పర్యాయపదాలు
pledge (More formal and serious than 'promise', often used in official contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
break (To fail to do what you said you would do.)
పదకలయికలు
promise faithfully
|promise to help
|promise someone something
|keep a promise
విషయాలు
communication
|relationships
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- I promise I'll call you when I arrive.
- She promised to finish the report by Friday.
- They promised him a promotion if he met his targets.
- He promised his parents he would study harder.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I promise to help you.
- She promised to come to my party.
- They promised me a new bike.
- He promised to call me tomorrow.
నామవాచకం
A2
entity
2
A statement of commitment
Words that say someone will surely do or give something later.
వాడుక నమూనా:
make/keep/break a promise
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes use 'promise' without an article when it needs one, e.g., 'I made promise' instead of 'I made a promise'.
పర్యాయపదాలు
commitment (Implies a strong moral or formal obligation, not just words.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
lie (In this context, a false statement with no intention of fulfilling it.)
పదకలయికలు
make a promise
|keep a promise
|break a promise
|empty promise
విషయాలు
communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- He made a promise to help her move house.
- It was a promise she intended to keep.
- Breaking a promise can damage trust.
- The politician's promises were met with skepticism.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I made a promise to my friend.
- She kept her promise to visit me.
- He broke his promise.
- We must keep our promises.
నామవాచకం
B1
property
3
Potential for success
A sign that someone or something may be good or successful later.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse this sense with the 'commitment' meaning; here it refers to potential, not a guarantee.
పర్యాయపదాలు
potential ('Potential' is more general and can refer to any capability, not just positive signs.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
hopelessness (The state of having no chance for improvement or success.)
పదకలయికలు
show promise
|full of promise
|hold promise
విషయాలు
career
|education
|personal development
|business
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The young athlete shows great promise.
- This new technology holds promise for cancer treatment.
- Her early work was full of promise.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He shows promise as a writer.
- This idea has promise.
- She is full of promise.
- The project holds much promise.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
promise
IPA
GB/pɹˈɑməs/
US/pɹˈɑməs/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
prom - ise (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (prom)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: promise
- Plural: promise, promises
Verb
- Base: promise
- 3rd Person Singular: promises
- Present Participle: promising
- Past: promised
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
promises
noun
promising
verb
promised
verb
Related words
promisingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unpromising
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
promissory
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
break a promise
1/bɹˈeɪk ə pɹˈɑməs/
fixed phrase
Fail to do what you promised
To not do what you said you would do before.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He broke his promise and didn't show up.
- Breaking a promise can hurt someone's feelings.
empty promise
1/ˈɛmpti pɹˈɑməs/
fixed phrase
Promise with no intention to keep it
A promise that someone will not really keep.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Many voters felt the campaign pledges were empty promises.
- He made empty promises just to keep her happy.
keep a promise
1/kˈip ə pɹˈɑməs/
fixed phrase
Do what you promised
To do what you said you would do before.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She always keeps her promises, no matter how difficult it is.
- Keeping a promise builds trust between people.
show promise
1/ʃˈoʊ pɹˈɑməs/
fixed phrase
Display signs of potential success
To seem like you will be good or successful later.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The new software shows promise in early tests.
- She shows great promise as a pianist.