promise A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun ''promise'' means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity ...

is a transaction whereby a person makes a vow or the suggestion of a guarantee. Promise(s) may also refer to:

Places

* Promise, Oregon *

Promise, South Dakota Promise is an unincorporated community in Dewey County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. History A post office called Promise was established in 1911, and remained in operation until 1951. The community has the name of John Promise, a local min ...

Promise City, Iowa Promise City is a city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. The population was 88 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Promise City is located at (40.746955, -93.148953). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a tot ...

Promise Land, Tennessee Promise, Promise Land or Promised Land was an unincorporated community founded in rural Dickson County, Tennessee, United States, north of Charlotte soon after the American Civil War by formerly enslaved people. At one time the settlement included ...

or Promise

Film and TV

* ''Promise'' (1986 film), a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie * ''Promise'' (2005 film), a Finnish film * ''Promise'' (2017 film), an

Indonesian film Cinema of Indonesia is film that is produced domestically in Indonesia. The Indonesian Film Agency or BPI defines Indonesian film as "movies that are made with Indonesian resources, and wholly or partly Intellectual Property is owned by Indones ...

* ''Promises'' (1975 film) or ''Promise of the Flesh'', a South Korean film * ''Promises'' (2001 film), an Israeli documentary *

Promises (2021 film) ''Promises'' is an 2021 French-Italian romantic drama film written and directed by Amanda Sthers, based on her novel of the same name. The film stars Kelly Reilly, Jean Reno, Pierfrancesco Favino, Cara Theobold, Deepak Verma and Kris Marshall. ...

, a French-Italian romantic drama film *

Promises (2022 film) A promise is a transaction whereby a person makes a vow or the suggestion of a guarantee. Promise(s) may also refer to: Places * Promise, Oregon *Promise, South Dakota *Promise City, Iowa *Promise Land, Tennessee or Promise Film and TV * ''Pro ...

, a Ukrainian documentary film * ''Promised'' (film), a 2019 Australian film featuring Paul Mercurio

Television

* "Promise" (''Kanon''), an episode of ''Kanon'' * "Promise" (Smallville), an episode of ''Smallville'' * "Promises" (''Farscape''), an episode of ''Farscape'' * "Promises" (''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''), an episode of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''

Music

Promise (rapper) Promise Jason Jamal Shepherd, professionally known as Promise, is a Canadian rapper from Toronto. He is also 1/2 of Hip-Hop supergroup Perfeck Strangers, based in Scarborough, Ontario. Promise has collaborated with Jhené Aiko, Montell Jordan, ...

(born 1982), Canadian hip–hop artist *

Promises (group) Promises was a Canadian-based pop group which was founded 1978 in Thousand Oaks, California. The members were siblings Leslie Maria Knauer (born August 20, 1957, Vancouver, vocals, bongos), Jed Knauer (born July 17, 1955, Toronto, guitar, piano ...

, a late-1970s Canadian–American pop group

Albums (''Promise'')

* ''Promise'' (Gene Loves Jezebel album), 1983 * ''Promise'' (The Maybes? album), 2008 * ''Promise'' (Sade album), 1985 * ''Promise'', a 2009 album of music composed by Tenmon for the films directed by Makoto Shinkai

Albums (''Promises'')

* ''Promises'' (The Boxer Rebellion album), 2013 * ''Promises'' (Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra album), 2021 * ''Promises'' (The Hunters album), 2012 *''Promises'', by the

Michael Garrick Michael Garrick MBE (30 May 1933 – 11 November 2011)Peter VacheObituary: Michael Garrick ''The Guardian'', 15 November 2011 was an English jazz pianist and composer, and a pioneer in mixing jazz with poetry recitations and in the use of jazz ...

Sextet, 1965 * ''Promises'', an EP by

Naomi Scott Naomi Scott (born 6 May 1993) is an English actress and singer. Born in Hounslow, she rose to prominence for her performances in the television film '' Lemonade Mouth'' (2011) and the science fiction series '' Terra Nova'' (2011). In 2015, Scree ...

, 2016 *''Promises'', an EP by Ryn Weaver, 2014

Songs ("Promise")

* "Promise" (Ciara song), 2006 * "Promise" (Delirious? song), 1997 * "Promise" (Jagged Edge song), 2000 * "Promise" (Kid Ink song), featuring Fetty Wap, 2015 * "Promise" (Kohmi Hirose song), 1997 * "Promise" (Luna Sea song), 2011 * "Promise" (Romeo Santos song), featuring Usher, 2011 * "Promise" (Tori Amos song), 2014 * "Promise"/"Star", a double A-side single by Kumi Koda, 2005 * "Promise" (You and Me), a 2006 song by Reamonn *"Promise", by Akira Yamaoka from the soundtrack of the video game ''

Silent Hill 2 is a 2001 survival horror game developed by Team Silent, a group in Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, and published by Konami. The game was released from September to November, originally for the PlayStation 2. The second installment in ...

'' * "Promise", by Alex Lifeson from ''

Victor The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

'' * "Promise", by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from ''

Howl Howl most often refers to: *Howling, an animal vocalization in many canine species *Howl (poem), a 1956 poem by Allen Ginsberg Howl may also refer to: Film * ''The Howl'', a 1970 Italian film * ''Howl'' (2010 film), a 2010 American arthouse b ...

'' * "Promise", by Cubic U (Hikaru Utada) from '' Precious'' * "Promise", by Eve 6 from '' Horrorscope'' * "Promise", by Girls' Generation from ''

I Got a Boy ''I Got a Boy'' (stylized in all caps) is the fourth Korean studio album (sixth overall) by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released for digital download on January 1, 2013, by S.M. Entertainment, and was made available for p ...

'' * "Promise", by Janet Jackson from '' Unbreakable'' * "Promise", by Krezip from '' Days Like This'' * "Promise", by Matchbook Romance from '' Stories and Alibis'' * "Promise", by Pedro the Lion from ''

It's Hard to Find a Friend ''It's Hard to Find a Friend'' is the debut full-length album by Pedro the Lion. It was originally released on November 3, 1998 on Made in Mexico records. A re-mastered version of the original recording was released on October 16, 2001 on Jade Tre ...

'' * "Promise", by Simple Plan from '' Still Not Getting Any...'' * "Promise", by Slash featuring Chris Cornell from Slash's self-titled album * "Promise", by Twice from '' Perfect World'' * "Promise", by Vanessa Hudgens from her debut album '' V'' * "Promise", by Violent Femmes from their self-titled debut album

Songs ("Promises")

* "Promises" (7eventh Time Down song), 2015 * "Promises" (Andain song), 2011 * "Promises" (Barbra Streisand song), 1981 * "Promises" (Basia song), 1987 * "Promises" (Boy Kill Boy song), 2008 * "Promises" (Calvin Harris and Sam Smith song), 2018 * "Promises" (The Cranberries song), 1999 * "Promises" (Def Leppard song), 1999 * "Promises" (Eric Clapton song), 1978 * "Promises" (Maverick City Music song), 2020 * "Promises" (Nero song), 2011 * "Promises" (Randy Travis song), 1989 * "Promises" (Sanctus Real song), 2012 * "Promises" (Take That song), 1991 * "Promises", by Adema from '' Unstable'' * "Promises", by Aly & AJ from '' Ten Years'' * "Promises", by Badly Drawn Boy from ''

Born in the U.K. ''Born in the U.K.'' is the fifth album released by the singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy, real name Damon Gough, released on 16 October 2006. The album's title is a reference to Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 album ''Born in the U.S.A.''. Gough is ...

'' * "Promises", by Billie Piper from ''

Walk of Life "Walk of Life" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, the third track on their fifth studio album '' Brothers in Arms'' (1985). It subsequently appeared on their live album '' On the Night'' (1993). It was released as a single October ...

'' * "Promises", by

Buzzcocks Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, England in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto. They are regarded as a seminal influence on the Manchester music scene, the independen ...

(non-album single) * "Promises", by Dragon from ''

Body and the Beat ''Body and the Beat'' is the seventh studio album recorded by Australian-New Zealand rock band, Dragon (band), Dragon. The album was released in June 1984 and peaked at number 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report. The album was certified gold i ...

'' * "Promises", by Kylie Minogue from '' Body Language'' * "Promises", by Megadeth from '' The World Needs a Hero'' * "Promises", by Mumzy Stranger from ''

Journey Begins ''Journey Begins'' is the debut studio album by British-Bangladeshi singer Mumzy Stranger, released on 12 December 2010 by Tiffin Beats Records. Background ''Journey Begins'' features a mix of dancehall, reggae, bashment, hip hop and R&B and co ...

'' * "Promises", by Savage Garden, B-side of the singles " I Want You" and " Truly Madly Deeply" * "Promises", by Sugababes from '' One Touch'' * "Promises", by Trevor Rabin from ''

Can't Look Away ''Can't Look Away'' is the fourth studio album by the singer-songwriter and musician Trevor Rabin, released on 10 July 1989 by Elektra Records. The album reached No. 111 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 Blacc Hollywood ''Blacc Hollywood'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released in the UK on August 18, 2014 and in the US on August 19, by Rostrum Records and Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Ty Dolla Sig ...

'' * "Promises (As Years Go By)", a song by IQ from ''

Nomzamo Lwandle/Nomzamo is a small township in the Helderberg basin just outside Strand in the Western Cape of South Africa. Both names are sometimes used interchangeably referring to both places. This may be attributed to the fact that Nomzamo was bor ...

Brands and enterprises

* Promise (brand), a brand of toothpaste in India *

Promise (margarine) Becel is a brand of vegetable oil spread produced by Upfield. In France it is sold as Fruit D'or in the United States as Promise. The name ''Becel'' originates from the initials BCL (Blood Cholesterol-Lowering). When introduced, the makers of B ...

, the United States name for Becel margarine

Computing

Futures and promises In computer science, future, promise, delay, and deferred refer to constructs used for synchronizing program execution in some concurrent programming languages. They describe an object that acts as a proxy for a result that is initially unknown ...

, the constructs used for synchronization in some concurrent computing * Promise theory, a general theory of promises with applications in computing

Other uses

* ''Promises'' (book), a 2000 children's book by

Elizabeth Winthrop Elizabeth Winthrop ( Alsop; born September 14, 1948) is an American writer, the author of more than sixty published books, primarily children's fiction. She is best known for the classic middle-grade novel, '' The Castle in the Attic'' and its s ...

, illustrated by Betsy Lewin *

Promises Treatment Centers Promises Treatment Centers are a for-profit provider of residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation that started out with facilities in Malibu and West Los Angeles, California. It was founded by Richard Rogg in 1989 and acquired by David Sack o ...

, a provider of residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in California, U.S.