I give you my word — I swear to you, upon my life; I promise you … English contemporary dictionary
give (someone) your word — phrase to promise to do something You gave me your word that you would look after them. Thesaurus: to make a promisesynonym Main entry: word … Useful english dictionary
give one's word — {v. phr.} To seriously promise. * / You gave me your word you would marry me, Mary bitterly complained, but you broke your word. / … Dictionary of American idioms
give one's word — {v. phr.} To seriously promise. * / You gave me your word you would marry me, Mary bitterly complained, but you broke your word. / … Dictionary of American idioms
give\ one's\ word — v. phr. To seriously promise. You gave me your word you would marry me, Mary bitterly complained, but you broke your word … Словарь американских идиом
word — I UK [wɜː(r)d] / US [wɜrd] noun Word forms word : singular word plural words *** 1) [countable] a single unit of written or spoken language The first word that many babies speak is Mama . Can you read the words on this page? The Latin word for a… … English dictionary
word — word1 W1S1 [wə:d US wə:rd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(unit of language)¦ 2 somebody s words 3 have a word 4 want a word 5 not hear/understand/believe a word 6 without (saying) a word 7 say a word/say a few words 8 a word of warning/caution/advice/thanks etc 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
word of honor — noun a promise he gave his word • Syn: ↑parole, ↑word • Hypernyms: ↑promise * * * : a promise or engagement made with or confirmed by a pledge of one s honor for its fulfillment * * * a pledge of one s honor that a specified condition, bargain,… … Useful english dictionary
give — I. verb (gave; given; giving) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish giva to give; akin to Old English giefan, gifan to give, and perhaps to Latin habēre to have, hold Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to make… … New Collegiate Dictionary
word — [[t]wɜrd[/t]] n. 1) ling. a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning, is typically seen as the smallest such unit capable of independent use, is… … From formal English to slang
