(n.)a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc:
He kept his promise to write regularly.
indication of future excellence or achievement:
a writer who shows promise.
something that is promised.
(v.t.)to pledge or undertake by promise (usu. with an infinitive or a clause as object):
She promised to visit us.
to make a promise of (some specified act, gift, etc.):
to promise help.
to afford ground for expecting:
The sky promises a storm.
to engage to join in marriage.
to assure (used in emphatic declarations):
I won't go there again, I promise you!
(v.i.)to make a promise.
to afford ground for expectation (often fol. by well or fair).