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Plural of promise

regular plural

The plural of promise is promises.

Forms of promise

Singularpromise /ˈpɹɒmɪs/
Pluralpromises /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Promises in a sentence

  • You can often use observables instead of promises to deliver values asynchronously.2023 August 25, “Observables compared to other techniques”, in Angular 17 documentation, Google
  • He made such heady promises that when the time came, he was never able to fulfill them.From the entry heady
  • I don't appreciate salesmen who make promises and then fail to follow through.From the entry follow through
  • They're planning for an upcoming release that promises to be a big bang.From the entry big bang
  • Why vote a man in who has never kept his promises?From the entry vote in

Meaning of promise

  1. noun An oath or affirmation; a vow.
  2. noun A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to their use.
  3. noun Something promised.

Full definition of promise

Questions about the plural of promise

What is the plural of promise?
The plural of promise is promises.
Is promise countable?
Promise is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: promise (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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