versprechen

Definitions of versprechen
  1. verb
    make a promise or commitment
    synonyms: versichern, zusagen, zusichern
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    geloben
    promise solemnly and formally
    Gewähr leisten, gewährleisten
    promise to do or accomplish
    bürgen, verbriefen, verbürgen
    give surety or assume responsibility
    ausbedingen, aushalten, vorbehalten
    specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
    Anmietung, Miete, pachten, verpachten
    let for money
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    anmelden, erklären, kundtun, verlautbaren
    state emphatically and authoritatively
  2. verb
    pronounce a word incorrectly
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    aussprechen
    speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
  3. verb
    give grounds for expectations
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    sein, verhalten
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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