Foundation level · Year 4 · free
promise
verb · Say it: PROM-iss
What it means
Foundationto tell someone that you will definitely do or not do something
I promise to feed the rabbit every morning before school.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- pledge
- swear
- vow
More examples
- Grace promised her little brother that she would build sandcastles with him at the seaside.
Where the word comes from
From Latin 'promissum', meaning something sent forward.
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