promised (Meaning)
promised
a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified, something promised, something that is promised, warrant, assure, a promise that is made with no intention of carrying it out and especially with intent to deceive or defraud, betroth, ground for expectation of success, improvement, or excellence, a statement by a person that he or she will or will not do something, to make a promise, to give reason to expect, a promise (as to compensate an insured individual for future loss) whose fulfillment is dependent on a fortuitous or uncertain event, a promise usually to pay the debt of another that is ancillary to an original promise, is not made for the benefit of the party making it, and must be in writing to be enforceable, a legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act, reason to expect something, to give ground for expectation, to pledge to do, bring about, or provide, to give a promise about one's own actions, a promise that is made without consideration and is usually unenforceable, to suggest beforehand, a cause or ground for hope, a purported promise that does not actually bind the party making it to a particular performance, a promise that is considered to exist despite the lack of an agreement or express terms to that effect and the breach of which may be recognized as a cause of action, a declaration or manifestation especially in a contract of an intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way that gives the party to whom it is made a right to expect its fulfillment
Synonyms & Antonyms of promised
promised Sentence Examples
- She promised to be there by noon, and she kept her promise.
- The doctor promised to do everything possible to save the patient.
- I promised myself that I would exercise every day this week.
- The politician promised to lower taxes, but he broke his promise.
- The salesman promised me a free gift with my purchase, but I never received it.
- I promised my children that we would go to the zoo next weekend.
- The company promised its employees a pay raise, but it never happened.
- My friend promised to help me move, but he canceled at the last minute.
- I promised to repay the money I borrowed within a month, and I did.
- The teacher promised to give us extra credit if we studied hard, and she kept her promise.
FAQs About the word promised
a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified, something promised, something that is promised, warrant, assure, a promise that is mad
committed, engaged, bespoken,betrothed, affianced,bespoke
unattached,,
She promised to be there by noon, and she kept her promise.
The doctor promised to do everything possible to save the patient.
I promised myself that I would exercise every day this week.
The politician promised to lower taxes, but he broke his promise.
