Used in a Sentence

promises

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for promises.

Editorial note

It's a shame, as this seemed to be one of the greatest promises of the brand beyond convenience.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A female given name from English.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of promises gathered in one view.

noun

A female given name from English.

verb

(ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.

noun

(uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for promises.

noun

A female given name from English.

verb

(ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.

noun

(uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.

noun

(countable) An oath or affirmation; a vow.

Example sentences

1

It's a shame, as this seemed to be one of the greatest promises of the brand beyond convenience.

2

Experienced workers are not as interested in promises, but prefer defined returns on their individual investments.

3

Christ rose from the dead and promises on judgement day when he returned to raise the dead and judge them.

4

The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) congratulates the editors for receiving this rare journalistic honor and promises support in both action and funds.

5

No browser vendor promises operational privacy because implementing it would make the browser unusable.

6

And thus, their promises to provide us with solutions that the best minds of the private sector couldn't execute are unlikely to reach fruition.

7

Despite the title, which promises an article with some interesting technical depth, I just don't feel like I learned anything.

8

It's kind of important to understand promises to use await/async affectively.

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Understanding ES2016 async/await keywords require you to understand all of that, plus ES2015 promises, ES2015 generators, and how they're all orchestrated together to implement async/await.

10

In others, especially those with the high-strung startup mentality you mention, they are looking for people to work more hours for less pay and promises.

11

Escape analysis hasn't lived up to its promises/potential, IMO.

12

Yet every day, yet another project such as Ethereum, Maidsafe, Storj, OpenBazaar popup make grand promises via fancy websites and raise millions worth of bitcoin and then...

Quote examples

1

Please stop with all the promises and "crowdfunding" (which downright smells) and actually deliver something.

2

Some of those nerds can even be distracted with promises of "open" access (to our proprietary APIs we can remove or change without notice); if you phrase it right, it can even sound like "open" is referring to the commons.

Proper noun examples

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Promises still run in the main thread and will block other javascript.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use promises in a sentence?

It's a shame, as this seemed to be one of the greatest promises of the brand beyond convenience.

What does promises mean?

A female given name from English.

What part of speech is promises?

promises is commonly used as noun, verb.