verb
Meaning 1
To promise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- West Circassian: гущыӏэ етын (gwuśəʼɛ jetən) — to promise — see also promise
- Finnish: antaa sanansa — to promise — see also promise
- French: donner sa parole — to promise — see also promise
- Hungarian: szavát adja — to promise — see also promise
- Polish: dawać słowo — to promise — see also promise
- Polish: dać słowo — to promise — see also promise
- Russian: дава́ть сло́во (davátʹ slóvo) — to promise — see also promise
- Russian: дать сло́во (datʹ slóvo) — to promise — see also promise
- Spanish: apalabrarse — to promise — see also promise
- Spanish: diñar su palabra — to promise — see also promise