Prometen (en. They promise)

/pɾo.me.ten/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To commit to doing something.

Politicians promise important changes.

Los políticos prometen cambios importantes.

To ensure that something will happen.

I promise you that I will arrive on time.

Te prometo que llegaré a tiempo.

To give one’s word that an obligation will be fulfilled.

She promises to help me with my studies.

Ella promete ayudarme con mis estudios.

It comes from the Latin 'promittere', which means 'to send forward, to commit'.

to promise and to fulfill

To commit to doing something and to do it.

prometer y cumplir

promise

Commitment or statement that something will be done.

promesa

promised

That which has been promised.

prometido

To speak seriously about a promise.

When he promises something, he really fulfills it.

Cuando promete algo, de verdad lo cumple.

To say what people want to hear, without the intention of fulfilling it.

He only promises to get by.

Solo promete para salir del paso.