HOPES vs PROMISE: NOUN
- Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
- A plant, Matthiola incana, the common stock.
- Plural form of hope.
- United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
- Someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
- The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
- A specific instance of feeling hopeful
- One of the three Christian virtues
- Indication of future excellence or success.
- Indication of something favorable to come; expectation.
- A declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; a vow.
- A verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
- Something promised.
- A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
- An oath or affirmation; a vow.
- A declaration in reference to the future, whether written or verbal, made by one person to another, purporting to assure the latter that the former will do or forbear from a specified act, or cause it to be done or refrained from; a declaration intended to give to the person to whom it is made assurance of his right to expect from the promisor the thing promised; especially, a declaration that something shall be done or given for the benefit of the promisee or another.
- Ground or basis of expectation; earnest: pledge.
- That which affords a ground or basis for hope or for expectation of future excellence or distinction: as, a youth of great promise.
- That which is promised; fulfilment or grant of what is promised.
- A promise made without seal, either orally or in writing, as distinguished from one made under seal, which is technically called a covenant.
- Synonyms Assurance, Promise, Engagement, Pledge, Covenant. These words are arranged in the order of strength; it would be dishonorable to fail to keep what even the weakest of them expresses. The formality and solemnity of each are proportioned to its strength. A covenant is a mutual obligation; the others are not. Each of them may be either spoken or written, but the written is generally more formal, and may have greater legal obligation.
- Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
HOPES vs PROMISE: ADJECTIVE
- N/A
- Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.
- That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction.
- An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made.
- In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act.
HOPES vs PROMISE: VERB
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hope.
- Intend with some possibility of fulfilment
- Expect and wish
- Be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
- Give grounds for expectations
- Make a promise or commitment
- Promise to undertake or give
- Make a prediction about; tell in advance
- To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
- To commit to something or action; to make an oath; make a vow.
HOPES vs PROMISE: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil.
- To afford a basis for expectation.
- To make a declaration assuring that something will or will not be done.
- To afford a basis for expecting.
- To commit oneself by a promise to do or give; pledge.
HOPES vs PROMISE: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To be assured; to have strong confidence.
- See Land of promise, under Land.
- To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage
- To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of.
- To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow
HOPES vs PROMISE: OTHER WORD TYPES
- N/A
- To make a promise of; engage to do, give, grant, or procure for some one; especially, to engage that some benefit shall be conferred.
- To afford reason to expect: as, the year promises a good harvest; the clouds promise rain.
- To assure.
- To make as promisor; be the promisor in.
- Synonyms To assure, engage, covenant. See the noun.
- To assure one by a promise! or binding declaration.
- To afford hopes or expectations; give ground for expecting satisfactory or agreeable results.
- To stand sponsor.
- Make a prediction about
- Tell in advance
HOPES vs PROMISE: RELATED WORDS
- Aspires, Ambitions, Dreams, Intends, Aspirations, Seeks, Wants, Aims, Expects, Believes, Hopeful, Go for, Trust, Desire, Promise
- Pledged, Vows, Commitments, Commitment, Pledges, Vow, Pledge, Prognosticate, Anticipate, Forebode, Predict, Call, Foretell, Assure, Hope
HOPES vs PROMISE: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Piles, Votes, Wait, Desirous, Wish, Wanted, Expectations, Prospects, Chances, Aspires, Ambitions, Hopeful, Go for, Trust, Desire
- Potential, Expectation, Guarantee, Pledged, Commitments, Commitment, Pledges, Vow, Pledge, Prognosticate, Anticipate, Forebode, Call, Assure, Hope
HOPES vs PROMISE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Bible in the hopes of finding relevant advice.
- She has so many hopes for her documentary.
- Manual in hopes to figure this thing out!
- Hopes and dreams, or personal life goals; ii.
- And all the fair effects of future hopes.
- But one hopes they will soon catch on.
- Aston Villa, which kept its European hopes alive.
- Your hopes are our hopes, and your destiny is our destiny.
- Milk Fund hopes to expand services By GLEN VIENHEAU Northern Light Stall The Bathurst Area School Milk Fund hopes to expand its services.
- We have high hopes for you, but have faith you will live up to those hopes.
- When the promise is to give land, the equitable doctrine of part performance continues to be used to enforce the promise.
- Consideration is the price bargained for and paid for a promise, and it may, of course, be a return promise.
- One task is to promise the audience a reward, another is to make that promise credible.
- Be sure you can do what you promise by the dates you promise.
- The lament usually ends with a promise to praise God, and the thanksgiving psalm fulufb01lls that promise.
- Many writing services will make a promise to save time and money but they never keep their promise.
- Each promise must be made in return for the performance of a legally sufficient act or promise.
- Its not everyday you can trust someone to deliver on a promise, my promise was fulfilled.
- Can a promise student use an unemployment waiver inn lieu of the Promise scholarship?
- Based at first only upon an express promise, it was afterwards supported upon an implied promise, and even upon a fictitious promise.
HOPES vs PROMISE: QUESTIONS
- What are Franklin Roosevelt's hopes for the future?
- When was Undertale the musical-Hopes and Dreams published?
- What happened to Tottenham Hotspur's top-four hopes?
- When did hopes and fears release their first album?
- Can JDT revive their 2022 AFC Champions League hopes?
- Can Liverpool keep top-four hopes alive against Southampton?
- Are the Atlanta Falcons faint wildcard hopes still alive?
- Who originally sang High Hopes by Bruce Springsteen?
- Where did Martin Luther King write unfulfilled hopes?
- How does the hopes boost compare to hopes Pro 2 hubs?
- What makes a promise a legally enforceable promise?
- Can an illusory promise be transformed into an actual promise?
- How to resolve a promise immediately from a non-promise object?
- Will Congress fulfill its promise of fulfilling the promise of Malerkotla?
- Is it better not to promise anything than to promise something?
- How long does it take to read Promise Promise by Michelle Obama?
- What is promise in Brevard (promise) doing to support the community?
- What do you promise in a promise letter to your partner?
- How do I return a rejected promise from Bluebird promise?
- What is Lawrence's promise in the promise of Forever?