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To promise is to give your word about something or guarantee that you will do whatever you are saying you will do. (verb)
An example of promise is when you say to your friend "I swear I will be there."
A promise is a statement given by someone that he will do as he said or it can refer to a person's potential. (noun)
- An example of a promise is when someone has sworn to meet you at one.
- An example of promise is a child prodigy who will probably do great things.
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