promise
n. countablen. a statement you make to someone to say that you will definitely do something. It is a way of giving your word so that others can trust you.
n. a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular event will happen. Often implies a moral or legal obligation to follow through on the stated intent.
He made a promise to help me with my homework.
The politician failed to keep her promise to lower taxes once she was elected to office.
While the contract lacks a formal signature, the verbal promise made in front of witnesses may still hold weight in a small claims court.
From Middle English promis, promisse, borrowed from Old French promesse, from Medieval Latin prōmissa, Latin prōmissum (“a promise”), feminine and neuter past participles of prōmittō (“I send forth, I say beforehand, I promise”), from pro (“forth”) + mittere (“to send”); see mission. Compare admit, commit, permit, etc. Displaced native ġehātan (“to promise”) and ġehāt (“a promise”).
Commonly used with the verbs 'make', 'keep', and 'break'.
I did a promise to himI made a promise to himIn English, you 'make' a promise, you do not 'do' one.