promise 意味 & 読み方

日本語でのpromiseの意味

• 0 to say that you will certainly do something or that something will certainly happen -- （人）に～を約束する, 保証する

  • She promised to write to me every week.

  • Paul promised me that he’d cook dinner tonight.

• 1 to say that you will certainly give something to someone -- （人）に～を与えることを約束する

  • Her parents have promised her a new car if she passes her exams.

• 2 If something promises to be good, exciting, etc., people expect that it will be good, exciting, etc. -- ～となることが見込まれる, 期待される

  • It promises to be a really exciting game.

• 3 a statement that you will certainly do something -- 約束, 保証

  • I’m not sure I can do it, so I won’t make any promises.

  • I’ve said I’ll take her swimming and I don’t want to break my promise (= not do what I said I would).