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promise

n. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

hope

n. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

promise

v. promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"

promise

v. give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"

assure

v. make a promise or commitment

anticipate, prognosticate, foretell, predict, forebode

v. make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

accord, treaty, pact

n. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

warrant, guarantee, warranty

n. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

potency, potentiality, potential

n. the inherent capacity for coming into being

belief

n. any cognitive content held as true

faith, religion, religious belief

n. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

trust, faith

n. complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

check, control, see, insure, ensure, ascertain, assure, make sure, make certain, see to it

v. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

guarantee, insure, ensure, assure, secure

v. make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"

vow, make a vow

v. make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"

covenant

v. enter into a covenant

covenant, enter into a covenant

v. enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"

swear, promise solemnly

v. promise solemnly; take an oath

plight, engage, betroth, affiance

v. give to in marriage

concur, agree

v. be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"

vouch

v. give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"

warrant, guarantee

v. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

speculate, indulge in speculations

v. talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"

forecast, omen, presage, augur, auspicate, bode, portend, prognosticate, betoken, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, predict

v. indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate

v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

estimate, gauge, guess, judge, approximate

v. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

foresee, envision

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

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