English-Swedish translations for promise

• lova
  Jag kan lova er att vi ska vara det.I can promise you that we will do so.
  EU måste därför nu lova 30 procent.Therefore, the EU must now promise 30%.
  Vi kan inte lova alltför mycket i detta skede.We cannot promise too much at this stage.
• löfte en
  Vi fick löfte att dessa förslag skulle komma 2010.We were promised these proposals for 2010.
  Han måste nu hålla sitt löfte.He must now keep that promise.
  Kommer man att hålla sitt löfte?Will it deliver on that promise?
• utlova
  Heta diskussioner kan utlovas de kommande åren.That promises heated discussions over the next few years.
  Mycket utlovas, men, tyvärr, inte mycket av det överlämnas.Much is promised but, sadly, not a lot of it is delivered.
  Det vore oklokt av en politiker att utlova några arbetstillfällen i dagens läge.No politician can promise jobs today; to do so would be rash.

Definition of promise

• an oath or affirmation; a vow
• a transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use
• reason to expect improvement or success; potential
• a placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation
• bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised
• To commit to , or to assure of such commitment; to make an oath or vow
• To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good

Examples

• if I make a promise, I always stick to it;  he broke his promise
• She shows great promise as an actress
• If you promise not to tell anyone, I will let you have this cake for free
• He promised to never return to this town again
• She promised me a big kiss if I would drive her to the airport
• I cant promise success, but Ill do the best I can
• The clouds promise rain

Related words

• compromise
• compromised
• promised
• immunocompromised
• compromiser
• promise the moon|promise ''sb'' the moon
• promise the world|promise ''sb'' the world
• promise ring
• promise the moon