Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin prōmittere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /proˈmet.te.re/
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  • Rhymes: -ettere
  • Hyphenation: pro‧mét‧te‧re

Verb

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prométtere (first-person singular present prométto, first-person singular past historic promìsi, past participle promésso, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to promise
  2. (transitive, figurative) to threaten
  3. (transitive) to look like (e.g. rain)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • promettere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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