Collocation
make a promise
Definition
to state that you will definitely do something or that something will happen
'make a promise' is a common English collocation. to state that you will definitely do something or that something will happen
make + a promise (+ to + verb / that + clause)
“She made a promise to call every week.”
Examples
- I ____ a promise to help you tomorrow.
- Please don't ____ a promise you can't keep.
- He ____ a promise that he would be on time.
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- Before we started, our coach asked us to ____ a promise to train hard.
- They ____ a promise to each other to stay friends after graduation.
- If you ____ a promise, you should take it seriously.
- She hadn't ____ a promise, but everyone acted as if she had.
- I won't ____ a promise unless I'm sure I can do it.
- We ____ a promise that the project would be finished by Friday.