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  • 1promise — prom|ise1 [ pramıs ] verb intransitive or transitive *** 1. ) to tell someone you will definitely do something: The police chief promised tougher action against young criminals. promise to do something: Peter wished he d never promised to help… …

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  • 2promise */*/*/ — I UK [ˈprɒmɪs] / US [ˈprɑmɪs] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms promise : present tense I/you/we/they promise he/she/it promises present participle promising past tense promised past participle promised 1) to tell someone that you will… …

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  • 3promise — [[t]prɒ̱mɪs[/t]] ♦♦ promises, promising, promised 1) VERB If you promise that you will do something, you say to someone that you will definitely do it. [V to inf] The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on… …

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  • 4promise — prom·ise n: a declaration or manifestation esp. in a contract of an intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way that gives the party to whom it is made a right to expect its fulfillment aleatory promise: a promise (as to compensate …

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  • 5Return to Magenta — Infobox Album Name = Return to Magenta Type = studio Artist = Willy DeVille Mink DeVille Released = 1978 Recorded = Columbia Recording Studios, New York Sound Factory West, Los Angeles Genre = R B, Rock, Soul, Blues Length = 30:43 Label = Capitol …

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  • 6promise — 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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  • 7Promise (computing) — See also Lazy evaluation A promise is the final item in a Stream. A Stream itself is a way to shorten a very long sequence into a short one, and request only the items needed at the moment. For example, in pseudocode, assuming intseq reports an… …

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  • 8return — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 coming/going back; giving sth back ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full ▪ a full return to health ▪ gradual ▪ eventual ▪ …

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  • 9promise*/*/*/ — [ˈprɒmɪs] verb [I/T] I 1) to tell someone that you will definitely do something The police chief promised tougher action against young criminals.[/ex] She phoned at 9 am, as promised.[/ex] Peter wished he d never promised to help them.[/ex]… …

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  • 10Promise Me (novel) — infobox Book | name = Promise Me title orig = translator = author = Harlan Coben cover artist = country = United States language = English series = A Myron Bolitar Novels subject = genre = Mystery, Crime publisher = Orion Books release date =… …

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