promise

Roget category 768

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.8. Conditional intersocial volition
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#768. Promise

noun

promise, undertaking, word, troth, plight, pledge, parole, word of honor, vow — oath etc. (affirmation) 535 — profession, assurance, warranty, guarantee, insurance, obligation — contract etc. 769 — stipulation.
engagement, preengagement — affiance — betroth, betrothal, betrothment.

verb

promise — give a promise etc. n. — undertake, engage — make an engagement, form an engagement — enter into an engagement, enter on an engagement — bind oneself, tie oneself, pledge oneself, commit oneself, take upon oneself — vow — swear etc. (affirm) 535, give one's word, pass one's word, pledge one's word, plight one's word, give one's honor, pass one's honor, pledge one's honor, plight one's honor, give credit, pass credit, pledge credit, plight credit, give troth, pass troth, pledge troth, plight troth — betroth, plight faith.
assure, warrant, guarantee — covenant etc. 769 — attest etc. (bear witness) 467.
hold out an expectation — contract an obligation — become bound to, become sponsor for — answer for, be answerable for — secure — give security etc. 771 — underwrite.
adjure, administer an oath, put to one's oath, swear a witness.

adjective

promising etc. v. — promissory — votive — under hand and seal, upon oath.
promised etc. v. — affianced, pledged, bound — committed, compromised — in for it.

adverb

as one's head shall answer for.

phrase

in for a penny in for a pound — ex voto [Lat.] — gage d'amour.

The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.

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