"promise" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

promise sustantivo

sustantivo + promise
Kolokacji: 7
campaign promise • election promise • Government promise • promise of life • Scout Promise • ...
promise + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 3
Promise Keeper • Promise Ring • Promise Land
promise + verbo
Kolokacji: 15
promise makes • promise comes • promise keeps • promise proves • promise seems • ...
verbo + promise
Kolokacji: 40
show promise • hold promise • make promises • give promise • keep one's promise • break one's promise • fulfil one's promise • ...
1. hold promise = być obiecującym, dobrze zapowiadać się (dobrze rokować na przyszłość) hold promise
4. hold to one's promise = wyznawać czyjś obietnica hold to one's promise
5. repeat one's promise = powtarzać czyjś obietnica repeat one's promise
6. want one's promise = chcieć czyjś obietnica want one's promise
7. go on one's promise = kontynuuj czyjś obietnica go on one's promise
8. follow on one's promise = być kontynuacją czyjś obietnica follow on one's promise
  • Students launched protests two weeks ago, alleging that the government did not follow through on its promise to allow student-fare reductions on public transport.
  • Instead they were almost giddy with anticipation after following through on their promise to end their seven-and-a-half-month strike, the longest in sports history, and return to work.
  • Knafel says Jordan did not follow through on his promise to pay her $5 million and is seeking that amount plus interest.
  • And he never followed through on his promise to hold elections in April 1999, instead running the country himself, with the help of a strong military.
  • At first Ford did not follow through on his promise to free the family.
  • So he would wouldn't have followed through on her promise to talk to Gabe about Neal.
  • However, to blame Senator Clinton because President Bush has failed to follow through on his promise of aid to New York seems a bit much.
  • But if he doesn't object, we'd be only too glad to follow through on our promise of help.
  • It remains to be seen whether the king will follow through on his promise to bring those responsible to justice.
  • The Chancellor must follow through on his promise to cull the ranks of the 1,100 principals.
(5) remember, forget, remind
Kolokacji: 3
(7) believe, trust, rely
Kolokacji: 4
adjetivo + promise
Kolokacji: 89
great promise • broken promise • early promise • empty promise • false promise • vague promise • solemn promise • ...
preposición + promise
Kolokacji: 19
despite promises • of promise • on one's promise • to one's promise • in one's promise • ...

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