Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break one's promise

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: break one's promise
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fail to keep or maintain an assurance, bond or commitment one has made.

Example Sentences

"(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?)"

Inflected Forms

breaks one's promise (present, singular) breaking one's promise (participle, present) broke one's promise (past) broken one's promise (participle, past)

Synonyms

go back on one's word break one's word renege on one's promise

Antonyms

keep one's promise stay true to one's word be as good as one's word deliver the goods

Questions

What does break one's promise mean?: To fail to keep or maintain an assurance, bond or commitment one has made.

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