a solemn promise

  • 1Solemn Promise, Motto and Rules of Young Pioneers — Solemn Promise, Motto and Rules of Young Pioneers. There were at least one pre 1967 revision, 1967 revision and 1986 revision of them. The Solemn Promise On the day a child joined the Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union, he or she… …

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  • 2solemn promise — index assurance, testament, vow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3Solemn — Sol emn, a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; used especially of religious solemnities. Cf. {Silly}, {Annual}.] 1. Marked with… …

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  • 4Solemn League and Covenant — Solemn Sol emn, a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; used especially of religious solemnities. Cf. {Silly}, {Annual}.] 1. Marked… …

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  • 5promise — I n. vow 1) to give, make a promise 2) to fulfill, keep a promise 3) to break, renege on, repudiate a promise 4) a broken; empty, hollow; rash; sacred, solemn promise 5) a campaign promise (politicians sometimes break campaign promises) 6) a… …

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  • 6promise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. pledge, word. v. give one s word; bid fair, show promise. See promise, expectation, hope. II Pledge to do something Nouns 1. promise, undertaking, word, troth, pledge, parole, word of honor, vow,… …

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  • 7solemn — [[t]sɒ̱ləm[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is solemn is very serious rather than cheerful or humorous. His solemn little face broke into smiles... He looked solemn. Syn: serious, sombre Derived words: solemnly ADV GRADED ADV with v …

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  • 8solemn — adjective 1 very serious in behaviour or style: a solemn expression | solemn music 2 solemn promise/pledge/word etc a promise that is made very seriously and with no intention of breaking it: I ll never be unfaithful again. I give you my solemn… …

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  • 9solemn — 01. Her grandfather is a very [solemn] man who almost never smiles. 02. The Veterans Day ceremonies were a very [solemn] occasion. 03. The guests watched [solemnly] as the funeral procession began. 04. Brock made a [solemn] promise to his… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 10promise — prom|ise1 W2S2 [ˈprɔmıs US ˈpra: ] v 1.) [I and T] to tell someone that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will happen ▪ Last night the headmaster promised a full investigation. promise to do sth ▪ She s promised to do… …

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