plural of promise

to say you will certainly do something

Able to be promised.

Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion. / Encouraging and inspiring confidence.

present participle of promise

The act of making a promise.

plural of promising

A promise that one makes should be or can be considered a promise that one will certainly honor.

(Judaism, Christianity) The area historically known as Judea, which was promised to the Israelites by God according to oral tradition recorded in the Book of Genesis.

(idiomatic, sometimes lower case) Any place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation.