Polish English Dictionary

obiecywać in English:

1. promise

Eisenhower kept his promise.

He was a writer who had never lived up to the promise of his first novel.

A promise given under a threat is worthless.

Tom agreed to marry that man's daughter with the promise that he'd inherit the man's business.

They promise us the moon, but I suspect we can wait for the fulfillment of those promises till hell freezes over.

I realized one month had passed without my making good my promise.

There are conditions under which breaking a promise or telling a lie are acceptable.

I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.

There is no dream of man which atomic power does not promise a chance to attain.

The whole county is favoring critical budget revisions which promise to protect education.

(help) Sarah always promises ... me in the kitchen but she never does.

The promise of permanent employment is almost non-existent today.

You promised me: "we will finish English early."

It was noticed after more than a month that that promise had not been carried out.

English word "obiecywać"(promise) occurs in sets:

CZASOWNIKI - MATURA ROZSZERZONA 2021
Verb Patterns verb + infinitive
Metoda Callana stage 4 lesson 57-58
infinitive... / I want to read a book........ po c...
CZASOWNIKI Z "-ING" CZY "TO"

2. promise to

English word "obiecywać"(promise to) occurs in sets:

Czasowniki + bezokolicznik z „to”
Kolokwium 2 rok 2 semestr (poprawa)
Mowa Zależna-czasowniki
verb patterns + to
53-54 czasowniki

3. promise that

English word "obiecywać"(promise that) occurs in sets:

INDIRECT SPEECH - reporting verbs
czasowniki do formy biernej
Reported speech
reported speech

4. promise to do

English word "obiecywać"(promise to do) occurs in sets:

REPORTING VERBS

5. vow

Let's make a vow never to mention his name again.

Hamish vowed never to hurt Francesca's feelings again.

They exchanged wedding vows.

We grieve for their victims, and we renew our vow to redeem the sacrifice of those victims.

"Perhaps your servant can speak to the strength of that vow."

He vowed to save the princess.

Bayern Munich boss vows to avenge defeat.

After the awful meals we had last Christmas, I vowed to do more of the cooking myself.

Not for the first time Walter made a vow to be more objective.

make/take your vows

I vowed that I would never gamble again.

Yulia Tymoshenko was released from prison and vowed to run in newly announced elections

take a vow of silence

I vowed

With every broken vow, you bring our ideal closer to destruction.

other words beginning with "O"

obecność in English
obecny in English
obiad in English
obierać in English
obojętny in English
obok in English