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over-promised

o·ver-prom·ise
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver prom-is]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈprɒm ɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver prom-is]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈprɒm ɪs/

Definitions of over-promised word

  • noun over-promised a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises. 1
  • noun over-promised an express assurance on which expectation is to be based: promises that an enemy will not win. 1
  • noun over-promised something that has the effect of an express assurance; indication of what may be expected. 1
  • noun over-promised indication of future excellence or achievement: a writer who shows promise. 1
  • noun over-promised something that is promised. 1
  • verb with object over-promised to engage or undertake by promise (usually used with an infinitive or a clause as object): She promised to go tomorrow. 1
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Origin of over-promised

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; (noun) late Middle English promis(se) < Medieval Latin prōmissa, for Latin prōmissum, noun use of neuter past participle of prōmittere to promise, literally, to send forth, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + mittere to send; (v.) late Middle English promisen, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Over-promised

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Over-promised

over-promised popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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