underpromise
English
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To promise less than one expects to do.
Etymology
Prefix from English promise.
Origin
English
promise
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- break-promise English
- forepromise English
- outpromise English
- overpromise English
- promise English
- promisee English
- promiseful English
- promiseless English
- promiser English
- promisest English
- promiseth English
- repromise English
- unpromise English
- promissum Latin
- promesse French
- promisse, promis Middle English
- pramis Cebuano
- promis Tok Pisin