promise
gb/pɹˈɑməs/ us/pɹˈɑməs/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
action
1
Say you will do something
To say you will surely do or give something in the future.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to promise [someone] [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'promise' with 'hope'; 'hope' expresses desire, but 'promise' expresses commitment.
คำพ้องความหมาย
pledge (More formal and serious than 'promise', often used in official contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
break (To fail to do what you said you would do.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
promise faithfully
|promise to help
|promise someone something
|keep a promise
หัวข้อ
communication
|relationships
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I promise to help you.
- She promised to come to my party.
- They promised me a new bike.
- He promised to call me tomorrow.
คำนาม
A2
entity
2
A statement of commitment
Words that say someone will surely do or give something later.
รูปแบบการใช้:
make/keep/break a promise
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes use 'promise' without an article when it needs one, e.g., 'I made promise' instead of 'I made a promise'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
commitment (Implies a strong moral or formal obligation, not just words.)
คำตรงข้าม
lie (In this context, a false statement with no intention of fulfilling it.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
make a promise
|keep a promise
|break a promise
|empty promise
หัวข้อ
communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I made a promise to my friend.
- She kept her promise to visit me.
- He broke his promise.
- We must keep our promises.
คำนาม
B1
property
3
Potential for success
A sign that someone or something may be good or successful later.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this sense with the 'commitment' meaning; here it refers to potential, not a guarantee.
คำพ้องความหมาย
potential ('Potential' is more general and can refer to any capability, not just positive signs.)
คำตรงข้าม
hopelessness (The state of having no chance for improvement or success.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
show promise
|full of promise
|hold promise
หัวข้อ
career
|education
|personal development
|business
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The young athlete shows great promise.
- This new technology holds promise for cancer treatment.
- Her early work was full of promise.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He shows promise as a writer.
- This idea has promise.
- She is full of promise.
- The project holds much promise.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
promise
IPA
GB/pɹˈɑməs/
US/pɹˈɑməs/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
prom - ise (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (prom)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: promise
- Plural: promise, promises
Verb
- Base: promise
- 3rd Person Singular: promises
- Present Participle: promising
- Past: promised
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
promises
noun
promising
verb
promised
verb
Related words
promisingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unpromising
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
promissory
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- The new software shows promise in early tests.
- She shows great promise as a pianist.