Definition

1. Verb:

   • To promise: To make a commitment or assurance to do something or that something will happen. This is the core meaning, indicating a pledge or guarantee.
   • To pledge / to vow: To make a solemn promise or undertaking.

2. Noun:

   • Promise / prospect: Something that gives hope or expectation for the future; a sign of potential success or positive development.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Anh ấy hứa hẹn sẽ trở lại vào tháng tới. (He promised to return next month.)
  • Công ty hứa hẹn giao hàng đúng hẹn. (The company promised to deliver on time.)

• Noun:

  • Dự án mới có nhiều hứa hẹn. (The new project holds much promise.)
  • Cô ấy là một tài năng đầy hứa hẹn. (She is a very promising talent.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe a situation or person that shows strong potential for a positive outcome.
  • Thị trường đầy hứa hẹn tăng trưởng. (The market is full of promise for growth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hứa (v): A more common and direct verb for "to promise."

  • Tôi hứa. (I promise.)

• Lời hứa (n): A promise (as a noun, the thing said).

  • Anh ấy giữ lời hứa. (He kept his promise.)

Synonyms

• Promise: A declaration or assurance that one will do something.
• Pledge: A solemn promise or undertaking.
• Assure: To tell someone something positively to dispel any doubts.

Related Idioms

• Hứa hươu hứa vượn: To make empty promises; to promise the moon.

  • Đừng tin anh ta, toàn hứa hươu hứa vượn. (Don't trust him; he's always making empty promises.)

• Hứa như đinh đóng cột: To promise firmly and resolutely.

  • Cô ấy hứa như đinh đóng cột sẽ giúp đỡ. (She promised as firmly as a nailed stake that she would help.)

verb

1. to promise