promise vs expectation
expectation vs promisepromise and expectation both are nouns.
promise is a verb but expectation is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| promise | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| expectation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
expectation is a hypernym of
promise; that is, expectation is a
word with a broader meaning than promise:
- promise: grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
- expectation: belief about (or mental picture of) the future
| promise (noun) | expectation (noun) |
|---|---|
| grounds for feeling hopeful about the future | belief about (or mental picture of) the future |
| a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future | the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values |
| the feeling that something is about to happen | |
| anticipating with confidence of fulfillment |
| promise (verb) | expectation (verb) |
|---|---|
| make a promise or commitment | |
| promise to undertake or give | |
| make a prediction about; tell in advance | |
| give grounds for expectations |
Words related to "promise"
- anticipate
- assure
- augur
- be
- bet
- betrothal
- calculate
- call
- commitment
- contract
- declare
- dedication
- engagement
- expectation
- forebode
- forecast
- foretell
- go back on
- guarantee
- guess
- hazard
- hope
- oath
- outguess
- outlook
- parole
- pinning
- pledge
- plight
- predict
- pretend
- prognosticate
- promisee
- promiser
- promisor
- promissory
- prophesy
- prospect
- rain check
- rainbow
- read
- renege
- renege on
- renegue on
- second-guess
- speech act
- swear off
- troth
- undertake
- vaticinate
- venture
- wager
- word
- word of honor
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