Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  promise 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  promise 
 
  Sense  1 
  promise,  assure 
  =>  pledge,  plight 
  =>  swear  off 
  =>  contract,  undertake 
  =>  undertake,  guarantee 
 
  Sense  2 
  promise 
  =>  vouchsafe 
 
  Sense  3 
  predict,  foretell,  prognosticate,  call  forebode,  anticipate,  promise 
  =>  read 
  =>  secondguess,  outguess 
  =>  augur 
  =>  bet,  wager 
  =>  forecast,  calculate 
  =>  prophesy 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  promise 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  promise 
 
  Sense  1 
  promise,  assure 
  =>  pledge,  plight 
  =>  vow 
  =>  betroth,  engage,  affiance,  plight 
  =>  profess 
  =>  swear 
  =>  guarantee,  vouch 
  =>  bail 
  =>  stipulate 
  =>  secure 
  =>  certify 
  =>  covenant 
  =>  commune,  communicate 
  =>  communicate 
  =>  swear  off 
  =>  contract,  undertake 
  =>  sign 
  =>  undersign 
  =>  ink 
  =>  autograph,  inscribe 
  =>  initial 
  =>  countersign 
  =>  execute 
  =>  endorse 
  =>  cosign,  co-sign 
  =>  visa 
  =>  stipulate,  qualify,  condition,  specify 
  =>  provide 
  =>  rent,  lease 
  =>  rent,  hire,  charter,  lease 
  =>  covenant 
  =>  confirm 
  =>  bar  mitzvah 
  =>  bat  mitzvah 
  =>  undertake,  guarantee 
  =>  underwrite,  subvent 
 
  Sense  2 
  promise 
  =>  vouchsafe 
 
  Sense  3 
  predict,  foretell,  prognosticate,  call  forebode,  anticipate,  promise 
  =>  read 
  =>  secondguess,  outguess 
  =>  augur 
  =>  bet,  wager 
  =>  forecast,  calculate 
  =>  prophesy 
  =>  vaticinate 
  =>  enlighten,  irradiate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  promise 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  promise 
 
  4  senses  of  promise 
 
  Sense  1 
  promise,  assure 
  =>  declare 
 
  Sense  2 
  promise 
  =>  declare 
 
  Sense  3 
  predict,  foretell,  prognosticate,  call  forebode,  anticipate,  promise 
  =>  guess,  venture,  hazard 
 
  Sense  4 
  promise 
  =>  be 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  promise 
 
  promise  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  promise 
 
  Sense  1 
  promise,  assure 
  =>  declare 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  promise 
  =>  declare 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  predict,  foretell,  prognosticate,  call  forebode,  anticipate,  promise 
  =>  guess,  venture,  hazard 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  promise 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  promised 
  promised  land 
 
  Overview  of  verb  promise 
 
  The  verb  promise  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (26)  promise,  assure  --  (make  a  promise  or  commitment) 
  2.  (11)  promise  --  (promise  to  undertake  or  give  "I  promise  you  my  best  effort") 
  3.  (5)  predict,  foretell,  prognosticate,  call  forebode,  anticipate,  promise  --  (make  a  prediction  about  tell  in  advance;  "Call  the  outcome  of  an  election") 
  4.  (3)  promise  --  (give  grounds  for  expectations;  "The  new  results  were  promising";  "The  results  promised  fame  and  glory") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  promised 
 
  The  adj  promised  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  promised  --  (assured  by  (usually)  spoken  agreement;  "the  promised  toy";  "the  promised  land") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  promised 
 
  1  sense  of  promised 
 
  Sense  1 
  promised 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  secure)  ->  insecure,  unsafe 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  promised 
 
  1  sense  of  promised 
 
  Sense  1 
  promised 
  =>  secure  (vs.  insecure) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  promised 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  promised 
 
  promised  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  promised 
  promised 
  unpromised 
 
  Overview  of  verb  promise 
 
  The  verb  promise  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (26)  promise,  assure  --  (make  a  promise  or  commitment) 
  2.  (11)  promise  --  (promise  to  undertake  or  give  "I  promise  you  my  best  effort") 
  3.  (5)  predict,  foretell,  prognosticate,  call  forebode,  anticipate,  promise  --  (make  a  prediction  about  tell  in  advance;  "Call  the  outcome  of  an  election") 
  4.  (3)  promise  --  (give  grounds  for  expectations;  "The  new  results  were  promising";  "The  results  promised  fame  and  glory") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  promised 
 
  The  adj  promised  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  promised  --  (assured  by  (usually)  spoken  agreement;  "the  promised  toy";  "the  promised  land") 

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