promist

Verb

promise (third-person singular simple present promises, present participle promising, simple past and past participle promised)

1. (ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.
   • "You think that I'll take anything."
     "I know you will, sweet." …
     "There wasn't going to be any of that. You promised there wouldn't be."
     "Well, there is now," she said sweetly.1936 Aug., Ernest Hemingway, "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", Cosmopolitan
2. (ambitransitive) To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
   • The clouds promise rain.

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