"George, darling, what is it about me you find so attractive? Is it my personality?"
"No."
"Is it my figure?"
"No."
"Is it my charisma?"
"No."
"I give in."
"That’s it!"
—n. - assurance that one will or will not undertake a certain action etc. (promise of help).
- sign of future achievements, good results, etc. (writer of great promise). —v. (-sing) 1 (usu. Foll. By to + infin., or that + clause; also absol.) Make a promise (promise not to be late).
- (often foll. By to + infin.) Seem likely (to) (promises to be a good book).
- colloq. Assure (i promise you, it will not be easy). promise well (or ill etc.) Hold out good (or bad etc.) Prospects. [latin promissum from mitto miss- send]
PROMOTE
v. (-ting) 1 (often foll. By to) raise (a person) to a higher office, rank, etc. (promoted to captain).
- help forward; encourage (a cause, process, etc.).
- publicize and sell (a product).
- chess raise (a pawn) to the rank of queen etc. promotion n. Promotional adj. [latin promoveo -mot-]
PRONOUN
n. Word used instead of and to indicate a noun already mentioned or known, esp. To avoid repetition (e.g. We, their, this, ourselves). [from *pro-1, *noun]
PROPANE
n. Gaseous hydrocarbon used as bottled fuel. [propionic acid: related to *pro-2, greek pion fat]
PROPENE
n. Chem. = *propylene. [from *propane, *alkene]
PROPHET
n. (fem. Prophetess) 1 teacher or interpreter of the supposed will of god.
- a person who foretells events. B spokesman; advocate (prophet of the new order).
- (the prophet) muhammad. [greek prophetes spokesman]
PROPOSE
v. (-sing) 1 (also absol.) Put forward for consideration or as a plan; suggest.
- (usu. Foll. By to + infin., or verbal noun) intend; purpose (propose to open a cafe).
- (usu. Foll. By to) offer oneself in marriage.
- nominate (a person) as a member of a society, for an office, etc. propose a toast (or somebody's health) ask people to drink to someone's health. proposer n. [latin pono posit- place]
PROSAIC
adj. - like prose, lacking poetic beauty.
- unromantic; dull; commonplace. prosaically adv. [latin: related to *prose]
PROSODY
n. - science of versification.
- the study of speech-rhythms. prosodic adj. Prosodist n. [greek pros to: related to *ode]
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