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promise
Indication, as of a successful prospect or future; basis for expectation
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  1. Indication, as of a successful prospect or future; basis for expectation
  2. An avowal to do something or to refrain from doing something, conveyed in such a way as to assure another that it will be done, and that can be considered binding. An avowal to do something or to refrain from doing something, conveyed in such a way as to assure another that it will be done, and that can be considered binding.
  3. Indication of something favorable to come; expectation:
affiance
(Archaic) Trust or faith
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  1. (Archaic) Trust or faith
  2. A plighting of faith; promise of marriage; betrothal
pledge
A person who has been accepted for membership in a fraternity or similar organization and has promised to join but has not yet been initiated.
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  1. A person who has been accepted for membership in a fraternity or similar organization and has promised to join but has not yet been initiated.
  2. A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something:
  3. A promise or agreement
promise
To commit oneself by a promise to do or give; pledge:
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  1. To commit oneself by a promise to do or give; pledge:
  2. (Informal) To declare emphatically; assure
  3. To afford a basis for expecting:
resolve
To cause (a person) to reach a decision:
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  1. To cause (a person) to reach a decision:
  2. To change or convert:
  3. To bring to a usually successful conclusion:
pledge
To offer or guarantee by a solemn binding promise:
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  1. To offer or guarantee by a solemn binding promise:
  2. To promise to join (a fraternity or similar organization).
  3. To bind by a promise or agreement
swear
To declare or affirm solemnly by invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing:
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  1. To declare or affirm solemnly by invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing:
  2. To declare solemnly in the name of God or of something held sacred
  3. To promise or pledge with a solemn oath; vow:
declare
To state openly a choice, opinion, etc. (for or against)
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  1. To state openly a choice, opinion, etc. (for or against)
  2. To say positively or emphatically
  3. To proclaim one's support, opposition, choice, or opinion:
assurance
Freedom from doubt; certainty about something:
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  1. Freedom from doubt; certainty about something:
  2. Something said or done to inspire confidence, as a promise, positive statement, etc.; guarantee
  3. A promise or guarantee, an act that inspires confidence.
covenant
A written and legally enforceable agreement or promise that is often a part of a contract or deed, especially one to maintain the status quo of something or to do or not do something during the term of the covenant.
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  1. A written and legally enforceable agreement or promise that is often a part of a contract or deed, especially one to maintain the status quo of something or to do or not do something during the term of the covenant.
  2. In the Bible, a divine promise establishing or modifying God's relationship to humanity or to a particular group.
  3. An implied promise that is incidental to a contract or deed.
engagement
A specific, often limited, period of employment:
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  1. A specific, often limited, period of employment:
  2. A promise; pledge
  3. The condition of being in gear:
guarantee
The person to whom a guarantee is made.
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  1. The person to whom a guarantee is made.
  2. A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly.
  3. A promise or assurance, especially one given in writing, that attests to the quality or durability of a product or service.
guaranty
Something given or held as security
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  1. Something given or held as security
  2. A pledge committing a person to the payment of another's debt or the fulfillment of another's obligation in the event of default
  3. A guarantee serving to assure a particular outcome or condition.
pledge
The condition of something thus given or held:
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  1. The condition of something thus given or held:
  2. A person who has been accepted for membership in a fraternity or similar organization and has promised to join but has not yet been initiated.
  3. A promise or agreement
plight
A solemn pledge, as of faith.
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  1. A solemn pledge, as of faith.
  2. A condition or state of affairs; esp., now, an awkward, sad, or dangerous situation
  3. A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one.
promise
A declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; a vow.
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  1. A declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; a vow.
  2. An avowal to do something or to refrain from doing something, conveyed in such a way as to assure another that it will be done, and that can be considered binding. An avowal to do something or to refrain from doing something, conveyed in such a way as to assure another that it will be done, and that can be considered binding.
  3. Indication of something favorable to come; expectation:
warrant
An option to buy stock at a specified price from an issuing company.
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  1. An option to buy stock at a specified price from an issuing company.
  2. (--- Law) A judicial writ authorizing the search or seizure of property, arrest of a person, or the execution of a legal judgment.
  3. An option issued by a company granting the holder the right to buy certain securities, generally common stock, at a specified price and usually for a limited time
word
Discourse or talk; speech:
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  1. Discourse or talk; speech:
  2. A command or direction; an order:
  3. An assurance or promise; sworn intention:
word of honor
Pledged word; solemn promise; oath
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  1. Pledged word; solemn promise; oath
covenant
To make a covenant
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  1. To make a covenant
  2. To enter into a covenant.
  3. To promise by a covenant
pledge
To offer or guarantee by a solemn binding promise:
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  1. To offer or guarantee by a solemn binding promise:
  2. To promise to join (a fraternity or similar organization).
  3. To bind by a promise or agreement
plight
To give or pledge (one's word or oath, for example).
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  1. To give or pledge (one's word or oath, for example).
  2. To promise or bind by a solemn pledge, especially to betroth.
  3. To pledge or promise, or bind by a pledge
promise
(Archaic) To pledge to give in marriage
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  1. (Archaic) To pledge to give in marriage
  2. To commit oneself by a promise to do or give; pledge:
  3. To afford a basis for expecting:
swear
To declare or affirm solemnly by invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing:
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  1. To declare or affirm solemnly by invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing:
  2. To declare solemnly in the name of God or of something held sacred
  3. To promise or pledge with a solemn oath; vow:
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Sentence Examples

  • Yet in spite of this your vow was binding.

  • That night she made a vow to herself.

  • In any case, the vow was for better or for worse.

  • The question of granting dispensations from such a vow gave rise to much canonical legislation, in which the papacy had finally to give in to the bishops.

  • About 1588, he determined to fulfil a vow which he had once made to enter a cloister; but being rejected by the Carthusians and the Celestines, he held himself absolved, and continued to follow his old profession.

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