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- Dictionarypromise/ˈprɒmɪs/
noun
- 1. a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen: "what happened to all those firm promises of support?" Similar
- 2. the quality of potential excellence: "he showed great promise even as a junior officer" Similar
verb
- 1. assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen: "he promised to forward my mail" Similar
- 2. give good grounds for expecting (a particular occurrence): "forthcoming concerts promise a feast of music" Similar
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10 hours ago · Synonym Discussion of Earthly. characteristic of or belonging to this earth; relating to the human race's actual life on this earth; possible… See the full definition
10 hours ago · Despite being commonly used as a synonym for catastrophe, the word apocalypse derives from the Greek ἀποκἀλυψις, apokálupsis—composed by apó (ἀπó), from, and kalýptō (καλύπτω) I hide—, which means disclosure or revelation (in the sense of unveiling something).
10 hours ago · The message seems to be that happiness has always been precarious, if not entirely random. In fact, a riffle through a historical thesaurus offers just 12 synonyms for “happy”, and more than 50 for the opposite. Just like us, our words seem wired for pessimism.
10 hours ago · Taipei ( / ˌtaɪˈpeɪ / ⓘ; Chinese: 臺北; pinyin: Táiběi ), [4] officially Taipei City, [I] is the capital [a] and a special municipality of Taiwan. [7] [8] Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung.
10 hours ago · Udaipur. / 24.58; 73.68. Udaipur ( Hindi: IPA: [ʊdəjpʊɾ], pronunciation ⓘ) ( ISO 15919: Udayapura) is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, about 415 km (258 mi) south of the state capital Jaipur. [4] [5] It serves as the administrative headquarters of Udaipur district. It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar ...
