# promised

Pronunciation: US say "PRAH-mist" /ˈpɹɑ.mɪst/; UK say "PROM-ist" /ˈpɹɒm.ɪst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of promise. — simple past and past participle of promise
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of promise. Use this form for something you said you would do earlier.
   - _The mayor promised lower taxes throughout her campaign._
   - _The funds had been promised to the school months earlier._

## Adjective

2. Set to come about as the fulfillment of a pledge or prophecy made earlier.
   - Simple: Sure to happen because it was promised in the past.
   - _The promised inheritance came to her on her twenty-first birthday._
   - _After generations of waiting, the people entered their promised homeland._
3. Bound by a prior agreement to a future commitment, such as a marriage or a chosen calling.
   - Simple: Bound by an earlier agreement to a future commitment, such as a marriage.
   - _Once promised to the church, a young man rarely returned to secular life._
   - _The promised heir of one kingdom was raised to wed the princess of another._
4. Predicted or expected; spoken of beforehand as something sure to arrive.
   - Simple: Expected or talked about as sure to come.
   - _Voters grew restless waiting for the promised reforms._
   - _The promised cold front finally swept across the plains overnight._

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