promise vs guarantee

guarantee vs promise

promise and guarantee both are nouns.

promise and guarantee both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
promise	Yes	No	Yes	No
guarantee	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, guarantee is a hyponym of promise; that is, guarantee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than promise:

promise: make a promise or commitment
guarantee: promise to do or accomplish

Other hyponyms of promise include pledge, plight, swear off, contract, undertake, undertake.

promise (noun)	guarantee (noun)
grounds for feeling hopeful about the future	a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future	an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
	a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults

promise (verb)	guarantee (verb)
make a promise or commitment	give surety or assume responsibility
promise to undertake or give	promise to do or accomplish
make a prediction about; tell in advance	stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
give grounds for expectations	make certain of

Difference between promise and guarantee

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