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promising |
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 -------------- 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 promising The adj promising has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) promising -- (showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man") 2. (2) bright, promising -- (full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career") Antonyms of adj promising 2 senses of promising Sense 1 promising INDIRECT (VIA likely) -> unlikely Sense 2 bright, promising INDIRECT (VIA auspicious) -> inauspicious, unfortunate Similarity of adj promising 2 senses of promising Sense 1 promising => likely (vs. unlikely) Sense 2 bright, promising => auspicious (vs. inauspicious) Attributes of adj promising Familiarity of adj promising promising used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj promising compromising promising uncompromising unpromising 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 promising The adj promising has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) promising -- (showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man") 2. (2) bright, promising -- (full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career")
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