prometer

From Latin prōmittere, present active infinitive of prōmittō (“I promise; I send forth”).

prometer

1. to promise

• promesa

From Old Galician-Portuguese prometer, from Latin prōmittere (“to promise; to send forth”).

• Hyphenation: pro‧me‧ter

prometer (first-person singular present prometo, first-person singular preterite prometi, past participle prometido)

1. to promise (to commit to something or action; to make an oath)

   Synonyms: afirmar, assegurar, asseverar, comprometer-se, garantir, juramentar, jurar

2. to indicate that something is likely

   Synonym: indicar

   O céu nublado promete chuva.

   The cloudy sky promises rain

3. (intransitive) to be promising (likely to develop in a desirable fashion)

Inherited from Old Spanish prometer, from Latin prōmittere (“to promise; to send forth”).

• IPA^(key): /pɾomeˈteɾ/ [pɾo.meˈt̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: pro‧me‧ter

prometer (first-person singular present prometo, first-person singular preterite prometí, past participle prometido)

1. to promise

   Synonym: promesar (Argentina)

• “prometer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014