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promise

/ˈprɑməs/ /ˈprɒmɪs/
verbnoun Regular verbpromise promised
  1. 1
    söz vermek, vaat etmek

    To tell someone that you will definitely do something or that something will happen.

    • I promise to help you with your homework tomorrow.
      Yarın ödevinde sana yardım edeceğime söz veriyorum.
  2. 2
    umut vermek, gelecek vaat etmek

    To show signs that something good is likely to happen.

    • This new project promises great success.
      Bu yeni proje büyük başarı vaat ediyor.
  3. 3
    vaat, söz, taahhütcountable

    A declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen.

    • She made a promise to help him with his project.
      Ona projesinde yardım edeceğine dair bir söz verdi.
    • He broke his promise to call me back.
      Beni geri arama sözünü tuttu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base promise
/ˈprɑməs/
Past promised
/ˈprɑməst/
Participle promised
/ˈprɑməst/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dpromise → promised

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /s/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. promised /ˈprɑməst/

Synonyms

guaranteeassurecommitvowpledgeundertakeswear

Antonyms

denyrefuserejectwithdraw

Collocations

make a promisekeep a promisebreak a promisepromise topromise thatpromise someone

Related Words

trustagreementwordhonorresponsibilityexpectation

Phrases 7

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