#️⃣#Promise /ˈprɒməs, ˈprɒmɪs $ ˈprɑː-/ #verb


💢promise to do something

🔹She’s promised to do all she can to help.

💢promise (that)

🔹Hurry up – we promised we wouldn’t be late.

💢promise somebody (that)

🔹You promised me the car would be ready on Monday.

💢promise something to somebody

🔹I’ve promised that book to Ian, I’m afraid.

💢promise somebody something

🔹The company promised us a bonus this year.
🔹‘I’ll be back by 1.00.’ ‘Promise?’ ‘Yes! Don’t worry.’
🔹He reappeared two hours later, as promised.

💢promise to be something

🔹Tonight’s meeting promises to be a difficult one.

💢promise somebody the moon/the earth/ world #idiom ➡️ to promise to give someone something that is impossible for you to give

🔹He promised her the moon, but after ten years of marriage they hardly had enough to live on.

💢I can’t promise (anything) #spoken ➡️ used to tell someone that you will try to do what they want, but may not be able to:

🔹I’ll try my best to get tickets, but I can’t promise anything.

💢I promise you #spoken ➡️ used to emphasize a promise, warning, or statement:

🔹I promise you, it does work!


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