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break a promise

break a promise verb: to fail to keep a promise.

Verb

break a promise (third-person singular simple present breaks a promise, present participle breaking a promise, simple past broke a promise, past participle broken a promise)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To fail to keep a promise.
    • Ryde Pier will remain closed to trains until July 10, Network Rail and South Western Railway have admitted. This means they will break a promise to have the pier reopened and trains running in time for the Isle of Wight Festival from June 15-18, one of the largest events in the island's tourism...2023 June 14, “Network News: NR and SWR apologise as Ryde Pier reopening misses festival deadline”, in RAIL, number 985, page 11
    • Less than two weeks after the lottery draw, her four co-workers filed a lawsuit against Tonda, alleging an oral agreement to share any lottery winnings if one of them won. […] At some point, the group agreed that all major wins would be split equally among them. According to them, Tonda was part of...2026 June 30, Nicholas Muhoro, “Tonda Dickerson’s $10 Million Waffle House Tip Became One of the Strangest Lottery Nightmares Ever”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2026

break a promise meaning in Hindi

break a promise in Hindi

to break a promise, to not fulfill a promise
वादाख़िलाफ़ी करना vādāxilāfī karnā
to break a promise
वचन तोड़ना vacan toṛnā

Forms of break a promise

third-person singular presentbreaks a promise
present participlebreaking a promise
pastbroke a promise
past participlebroken a promise

Questions about break a promise

What does break a promise mean?
Break a promise means to fail to keep a promise.
What is break a promise in Hindi?
Break a promise in Hindi is वादाख़िलाफ़ी करना (vādāxilāfī karnā), वचन तोड़ना (vacan toṛnā). See Break a promise meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is break a promise?
Break a promise is a verb.
What is the past tense of break a promise?
The past tense of break a promise is broke a promise.

Words near break a promise in the dictionary

  1. break a fly on the wheel
  2. break a fly upon a wheel
  3. break a fly upon the wheel
  4. break a lance
  5. break a leg
  6. break a promise
  7. break a sweat
  8. break and enter
  9. break and enters
  10. break and entry
  11. break apart

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Adapted from Wiktionary: break a promise (page history and authors); वचन तोड़ना (Hindi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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