Converse of object

• fulfill: A young widow struggles to sustain her family, to fulfill a deathbed promise to her husband: to return them all to Scotland.

• show: The award aims to give special support to a poet whose work shows great promise.

• hold: This power also holds a promise for a panacea.

• break: Says he, " Thou hast promised to Him many a time, and hast still broken thy promises.

• make: They made promises - now they must make them good.

Adjective modifier

• broken: Ultimately he is looking back on the broken promises of a wasted life.

• unfulfilled: Were they attracted by the long-dead NSDAP's broken or unfulfilled promises to break up capitalist monopolies?

• false: There are many people without any great wealth who also believe the false promises of money.

• empty: Council Tax is a grossly unfair tax - people are fed up with all the excuses and empty promises.

• hollow: We ask our leaders to demonstrate commitment, not engage in hollow promises.

Noun used with modifier

• manifesto: This was the position on which I fought the last election and I suppose I was duty bound to stick to the manifesto promise.

Infinitive complement

• revolutionize: Plastic chips promise to revolutionize many areas of everyday life including the weekly trip to the supermarket.

• send: There are plenty of companies who promise to send traffic your way.

• abolish: Tory Party promises to abolish IR35... www.zdnet.co.uk Tory Burch: The Tori Party: W Feature Story on Style.com.. .

• respond: We promise to respond to your request within 40 days of receiving your written request and fee.

Preposition: of

• reward: By the promise of a large reward, two young men were persuaded to accompany him.

• gospel: They are precisely a powerful reminder of the promise of the gospel.