Synset

make a promise or commitment
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 1

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

promissory promise promisee promisor promiser

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assurance

semantic pointers

hypernym

declare

hyponym

pledge, plight swear off contract, undertake undertake, guarantee