promises

Noun

• a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
• grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
• plural of promise

Verb

• make a promise or commitment
• promise to undertake or give
• make a prediction about; tell in advance
• give grounds for expectations
• third-person singular simple present indicative of promise

Synonyms

anticipate, assure, call, forebode, foretell, hope, predict, prognosticate, promise