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promit

I promise /proˈmit/

verb#4144 most common

Also: they promise, I pledge, I vow

Example sentences

Îți promit că vin mâine.
I promise you I'll come tomorrow.
Promit să fiu cuminte.
I promise to be good.
Îmi promit mie însumi că voi munci mai mult.
I promise myself that I will work harder.
Nu promit nimic, dar voi încerca să ajut.
I promise nothing, but I will try to help.
Politicienii promit multe înainte de alegeri, dar rareori se țin de cuvânt.
Politicians promise a lot before elections, but rarely keep their word.
Deși promit constant reforme structurale, guvernele rareori le pun în aplicare într-un mod coerent.
Although they constantly promise structural reforms, governments rarely implement them coherently.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgpromitpromiseivoi promite
2sgpromițipromiseșivei promite
3sgpromitepromiseva promite
1plpromitempromiserămvom promite
2plpromitețipromiserățiveți promite
3plpromitpromiserăvor promite

Word family

a promiteto promise (infinitive)
promisiunea promise
promițătorpromising
promispromised
a compromiteto compromise

Etymology

Promit is the first person singular present form of the verb a promite, inherited from Latin promittere. The Latin verb combines pro- (forward) with mittere (to send), so the original sense was to send forth a pledge. Romanian kept the verb through direct descent from spoken Latin, alongside related verbs like a admite and a transmite.

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