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slovo definícia promise (mass) promise - prísľub, sľub, prisľúbiť, sľúbiť, sľubovať promise (encz) promise,příslib n: Zdeněk Brož promise (encz) promise,přislíbit v: Zdeněk Brož promise (encz) promise,slib n: promise (encz) promise,slíbit v: promise (encz) promise,slibovat v: Promise (gcide) Promise \Prom"ise\, a. [F. promesse, L. promissum, fr. promittere, promissum, to put forth, foretell, promise; pro forward, for + mittere to send. See Mission. ] [1913 Webster] 1. In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act. [1913 Webster] For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. --Gal. iii. 18. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made. --Chitty. Parsons. Burrill. [1913 Webster] 3. That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise. --Shak. [1913 Webster] My native country was full of youthful promise. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 4. Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised. [1913 Webster] He . . . commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father. --Acts i. 4. [1913 Webster] Promise (gcide) Promise \Prom"ise\, v. i. [1913 Webster] 1. To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration. [1913 Webster] 2. To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil. [1913 Webster] Will not the ladies be afeard of the lion? I fear it, I promise you. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Promise (gcide) Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promised; p. pr. & vb. n. Promising.] [1913 Webster] 1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money. "To promise aid." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward. [1913 Webster] Promised land. See Land of promise, under Land. To promise one's self. (a) To resolve; to determine; to vow. (b) To be assured; to have strong confidence. [1913 Webster] I dare promise myself you will attest the truth of all I have advanced. --Rambler. [1913 Webster] promise (wn) promise n 1: a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future 2: grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" [syn: promise, hope] v 1: make a promise or commitment [syn: promise, assure] 2: promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort" 3: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise] 4: give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory" PROMISE (bouvier) PROMISE, contr. An engagement by which the promisor contracts towards another to perform or do something to the advantage of the latter. 2. When a promise is reduced to the form of a written agreement under seal, it is called a covenant. 3. In order to be binding on the promisor, the promise must be made upon a sufficient consideration -- when made without consideration, however, it may be binding in foro conscientice, it is not obligatory in law, being nudum pactum. Rutherf. Inst. 85; 18 Eng. C. L. Rep. 180, note a; Merl. Rep. h.t. 4. When a promise is made, all that is said at the time, in relation to it, must be considered; if, therefore, a man promise to pay all he owes, accompanied by a denial that he owes anything, no action will lie to enforce such a promise. 15 Wend. 187. 5. And when the promise is conditional, the condition must be performed before it becomes of binding force. 7 John. 36. Vide Condition. Promises are express or implied. Vide Undertaking, and 5 East, 17 2 Leon. 224, 5; 4 B. & A. 595.

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Zdeněk Brož i promise there will always be (encz) I promise there will always be,slibuji, že tam vždycky bude [fráz.] Petr Menšík immunocompromised (encz) immunocompromised, keep a promise (encz) keep a promise,dodržet slib Zdeněk Brožkeep a promise,dostát slibu Zdeněk Brož promise (encz) promise,příslib n: Zdeněk Brožpromise,přislíbit v: Zdeněk Brožpromise,slib n: promise,slíbit v: promise,slibovat v: promise the moon (encz) promise the moon,slibovat hory doly Zdeněk Brož promised (encz) promised,slíbený adj: Zdeněk Brožpromised,slíbil v: Zdeněk Brož promised land (encz) Promised Land,země zaslíbená, Kanaán [náb.] [přen.] též přeneseně Petr Prášek promisee (encz) promisee, n: promiser (encz) promiser, n: promises (encz) promises,sliby n: pl. Zdeněk Brož show promise (encz) show promise, the great compromiser (encz) the Great Compromiser, n: unpromised (encz) unpromised, adj: affianced bespoken betrothed engaged pledged promisedpredicate (gcide) attached \attached\ adj. 1. fastened together. a picnic table with attached benches [WordNet 1.5] 2. being joined in close association; -- of people or organizations. Syn: affiliated, connected [WordNet 1.5] 3. fastened onto another object; -- of objects smaller than the main object. [WordNet 1.5] 4. (Architecture) connected by a common wall or passageway; -- used of buildings. detached [WordNet 1.5] 5. (Biology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about. an attached oyster vagile Syn: sessile [WordNet 1.5] 6. associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; -- opposite of unattached. Note: Narrower terms include: {affianced, bespoken, betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate)}; married. Also See: loving. Syn: committed. [WordNet 1.5] Breach of promise (gcide) Breach \Breach\ (br[=e]ch), n. [OE. breke, breche, AS. brice, gebrice, gebrece (in comp.), fr. brecan to break; akin to Dan. br[ae]k, MHG. breche, gap, breach. See Break, and cf. Brake (the instrument), Brack a break] . 1. The act of breaking, in a figurative sense. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise. [1913 Webster] 3. A gap or opening made made by breaking or battering, as in a wall or fortification; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture. [1913 Webster] Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. A breaking of waters, as over a vessel; the waters themselves; surge; surf. [1913 Webster] The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. --2 Sam. v. 20. [1913 Webster] A clear breach implies that the waves roll over the vessel without breaking. A clean breach implies that everything on deck is swept away. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] 5. A breaking up of amicable relations; rupture. [1913 Webster] There's fallen between him and my lord An unkind breach. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 6. A bruise; a wound. [1913 Webster] Breach for breach, eye for eye. --Lev. xxiv. 20. [1913 Webster] 7. (Med.) A hernia; a rupture. [1913 Webster] 8. A breaking out upon; an assault. [1913 Webster] The Lord had made a breach upon Uzza. --1. Chron. xiii. 11. [1913 Webster] Breach of falth, a breaking, or a failure to keep, an expressed or implied promise; a betrayal of confidence or trust. Breach of peace, disorderly conduct, disturbing the public peace. Breach of privilege, an act or default in violation of the privilege or either house of Parliament, of Congress, or of a State legislature, as, for instance, by false swearing before a committee. --Mozley. Abbott. [1913 Webster] Breach of promise, violation of one's plighted word, esp. of a promise to marry. Breach of trust, violation of one's duty or faith in a matter entrusted to one. [1913 Webster] Syn: Rent; cleft; chasm; rift; aperture; gap; break; disruption; fracture; rupture; infraction; infringement; violation; quarrel; dispute; contention; difference; misunderstanding. [1913 Webster] Compromise (gcide) Compromise \Com"pro*mise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compromised; p. pr. & vb. n. Compromising.] [From Compromise, n.; cf. Compromit.] 1. To bind by mutual agreement; to agree. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Laban and himself were compromised That all the eanlings which were streaked and pied Should fall as Jacob's hire. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound. [1913 Webster] The controversy may easily be compromised. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion. [1913 Webster] To pardon all who had been compromised in the late disturbances. --Motley. [1913 Webster]Compromise \Com"pro*mise\, n. [F. compromis, fr. L. compromissum a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter, fr. compromittere to make such a promise; com- + promittere to promise. See Promise.] 1. A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators. [Obs.] --Burrill. [1913 Webster] 2. A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both sides; a reciprocal abatement of extreme demands or rights, resulting in an agreement. [1913 Webster] But basely yielded upon compromise That which his noble ancestors achieved with blows. --Shak. [1913 Webster] All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. --Burke. [1913 Webster] An abhorrence of concession and compromise is a never failing characteristic of religious factions. --Hallam. [1913 Webster] 3. A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of character or right. [1913 Webster] I was determined not to accept any fine speeches, to the compromise of that sex the belonging to which was, after all, my strongest claim and title to them. --Lamb. [1913 Webster]Compromise \Com"pro*mise\, v. i. 1. To agree; to accord. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To make concession for conciliation and peace. [1913 Webster] Compromised (gcide) Compromise \Com"pro*mise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compromised; p. pr. & vb. n. Compromising.] [From Compromise, n.; cf. Compromit.] 1. To bind by mutual agreement; to agree. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Laban and himself were compromised That all the eanlings which were streaked and pied Should fall as Jacob's hire. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound. [1913 Webster] The controversy may easily be compromised. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion. [1913 Webster] To pardon all who had been compromised in the late disturbances. --Motley. [1913 Webster] Compromiser (gcide) Compromiser \Com"pro*mi`ser\, n. One who compromises. [1913 Webster] Forepromised (gcide) Forepromised \Fore`prom"ised\, a. Promised beforehand; pre["e]ngaged. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] Land of promise (gcide) [1913 Webster] Note: In the expressions "to be, or dwell, upon land," "to go, or fare, on land," as used by Chaucer, land denotes the country as distinguished from the town. [1913 Webster] A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the country]. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land. [1913 Webster] 4. The inhabitants of a nation or people. [1913 Webster] These answers, in the silent night received, The king himself divulged, the land believed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 5. The mainland, in distinction from islands. [1913 Webster] 6. The ground or floor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing. [1913 Webster] 8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent. Bouvier. Burrill. [1913 Webster] 9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also landing. --Knight. [1913 Webster] 10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves. [1913 Webster] Land agent, a person employed to sell or let land, to collect rents, and to attend to other money matters connected with land. Land boat, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails. Land blink, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice blink}. Land breeze. See under Breeze. Land chain. See Gunter's chain. Land crab (Zool.), any one of various species of crabs which live much on the land, and resort to the water chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a large size. Land fish a fish on land; a person quite out of place. --Shak. Land force, a military force serving on land, as distinguished from a naval force. Land, ho! (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of land. Land ice, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in distinction from a floe. Land leech (Zool.), any one of several species of blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions, live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast. Land measure, the system of measurement used in determining the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such measurement. Land of bondage or House of bondage, in Bible history, Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special oppression. Land o' cakes, Scotland. Land of Nod, sleep. Land of promise, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a better country or condition of which one has expectation. Land of steady habits, a nickname sometimes given to the State of Connecticut. Land office, a government office in which the entries upon, and sales of, public land are registered, and other business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.] Land pike. (Zool.) (a) The gray pike, or sauger. (b) The Menobranchus. Land service, military service as distinguished from naval service. Land rail. (Zool) (a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See Crake. (b) An Australian rail (Hypot[ae]nidia Phillipensis); -- called also pectoral rail. Land scrip, a certificate that the purchase money for a certain portion of the public land has been paid to the officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.] Land shark, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant] Land side (a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an island or ship, which is turned toward the land. (b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard and which presses against the unplowed land. Land snail (Zool.), any snail which lives on land, as distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of warm countries are Di[oe]cia, and belong to the T[ae]nioglossa. See Geophila, and Helix. Land spout, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on land. Land steward, a person who acts for another in the management of land, collection of rents, etc. Land tortoise, Land turtle (Zool.), any tortoise that habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See Tortoise. Land warrant, a certificate from the Land Office, authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land. [U.S.] Land wind. Same as Land breeze (above). To make land (Naut.), to sight land. To set the land, to see by the compass how the land bears from the ship. To shut in the land, to hide the land, as when fog, or an intervening island, obstructs the view. [1913 Webster] promised (gcide) committed \committed\ adj. 1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of uncommitted. Note: [Narrower terms: bound up, involved, wrapped up; dedicated, devoted; pledged, sworn] [WordNet 1.5] 2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also called attached. Opposite of unattached. Note: [Narrower terms: affianced, bespoken, betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate); married] [Also See: loving.] Syn: attached. [WordNet 1.5] 3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or mental institution. [WordNet 1.5]Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promised; p. pr. & vb. n. Promising.] [1913 Webster] 1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money. "To promise aid." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward. [1913 Webster] Promised land. See Land of promise, under Land. To promise one's self. (a) To resolve; to determine; to vow. (b) To be assured; to have strong confidence. [1913 Webster] I dare promise myself you will attest the truth of all I have advanced. --Rambler. [1913 Webster] Promised (gcide) committed \committed\ adj. 1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of uncommitted. Note: [Narrower terms: bound up, involved, wrapped up; dedicated, devoted; pledged, sworn] [WordNet 1.5] 2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also called attached. Opposite of unattached. Note: [Narrower terms: affianced, bespoken, betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate); married] [Also See: loving.] Syn: attached. [WordNet 1.5] 3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or mental institution. [WordNet 1.5]Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promised; p. pr. & vb. n. Promising.] [1913 Webster] 1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money. "To promise aid." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward. [1913 Webster] Promised land. See Land of promise, under Land. To promise one's self. (a) To resolve; to determine; to vow. (b) To be assured; to have strong confidence. [1913 Webster] I dare promise myself you will attest the truth of all I have advanced. --Rambler. [1913 Webster] Promised land (gcide) Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promised; p. pr. & vb. n. Promising.] [1913 Webster] 1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money. "To promise aid." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward. [1913 Webster] Promised land. See Land of promise, under Land. To promise one's self. (a) To resolve; to determine; to vow. (b) To be assured; to have strong confidence. [1913 Webster] I dare promise myself you will attest the truth of all I have advanced. --Rambler. [1913 Webster] Promisee (gcide) Promisee \Prom`is*ee"\, n. (Law) The person to whom a promise is made. [1913 Webster] Promiser (gcide) Promiser \Prom"is*er\, n. One who promises. [1913 Webster]