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 City, Iowa *

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 * ''Promises'' (1975 film) or ''Promise of the Flesh'', a South Korean film * ''Promises'' (2001 film), an Israeli documentary * Promises (2021 film), 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

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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

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(born 1982), Canadian hip–hop artist * Promises (group), 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

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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

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

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, 2016 *''Promises'', an EP by

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, 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 ''

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'' * "Promise", by Alex Lifeson from '' Victor'' * "Promise", by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from ''

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

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'' * "Promise", by Janet Jackson from ''

Unbreakable Unbreakable may refer to: * '' Unbreakable: My Story, My Way'', a book written by Jenni Rivera * Unbreakable (horse) (1935–1962), a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire Film and television * ''Unbreakable'' (film series), a trilogy directed by ...

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

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'' * "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 ''

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'' * "Promises", by Aly & AJ from '' Ten Years'' * "Promises", by Badly Drawn Boy from ''

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

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'' * "Promises", by

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(non-album single) * "Promises", by Dragon from '' Body and the Beat'' * "Promises", by Kylie Minogue from ''

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'' * "Promises", by Megadeth from ''

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'' * "Promises", by Mumzy Stranger from ''

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'' * "Promises", by

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, B-side of the singles " I Want You" and "

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" * "Promises", by Sugababes from '' One Touch'' * "Promises", by Trevor Rabin from '' Can't Look Away'' * "Promises", by Wiz Khalifa from '' Blacc Hollywood'' * "Promises (As Years Go By)", a song by IQ from '' Nomzamo''

Brands and enterprises

Promise (brand) Promise is a brand of toothpaste that was launched in 1978 by Balsara hygiene in India. Initially, the brand was successful and commanded second highest marketshare after Colgate which was then the market leader. The success of the brand was att ...

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

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, illustrated by Betsy Lewin * Promises Treatment Centers, a provider of residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in California, U.S.