promised
v.v. to tell someone that you will definitely do something or that something will definitely happen. You use this to give your word or make a serious commitment.
v. to give a firm assurance that one will perform a specific action or that a particular event will occur. Often used to establish a moral or legal obligation between parties.
He promised to call me as soon as he arrived.
The government promised to lower taxes before the next election to gain more support from voters.
Although the developer promised that the software update would resolve the existing bugs, several critical vulnerabilities remained unaddressed after the official release.
The verb is often followed by a 'to' infinitive or a 'that' clause. It can also take two objects, as in 'promised her a gift'.
I promised to him to helpI promised to help himWhen followed by an infinitive, 'promise' does not take the preposition 'to' before the person being promised.