break one's promise en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To fail to keep or maintain an assurance, bond or commitment one has made.
(Are you gonna break your promise, baby?) / You said that you love me / (Are you gonna break your promise to me?) / Now you're actin' so strange, baby / (Are you gonna break your promise, baby?) / You said that you need me / (Are you gonna break your promise to me?)
1968, The Delfonics, “Break Your Promise”, in La La Means I Love You:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| broke one's promise | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| breaks one's promise | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| broken one's promise | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| breaking one's promise | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
keep one's promise · deliver the goods · be as good as one's word · stay true to one's word
Synonyms
renege on one's promise · break one's word · go back on one's word
Translations (13)
ru нару́шить обеща́ние (to break one's word) · cmn 食言 (to break one's word) · ro încălca o promisiune (to break one's word) · de sein Versprechen brechen / nicht halten (to break one's word) · tr sözünden dönmek (to break one's word) · fi rikkoa lupauksensa (to break one's word) · hy խոստում դրժել (to break one's word) · pl łamać obietnicę (to break one's word) · tr sözünü bozmak (to break one's word) · hy խոստում խախտել (to break one's word) · tr sözünü tutmamak (to break one's word) · fr ne pas tenir sa promesse (to break one's word) · pl złamać obietnicę (to break one's word)