love III homograph 3

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. si seg villig til noe;
   gi løfte om to declare oneself willing to do something;
   to make a promise about
   • love noen noe to promise someone something
   • jeg kan ikke love mirakler I can't promise miracles
   • lov meg at du ikke blir sen! promise me you won't be late!
   • love å gjøre noe to promise to do something
   • love å holde tett to promise to keep quiet
   • love å være snill to promise to be good
   • love for mye to promise too much
   • holde det en lover to keep one's promises
2. se ut til å bli, gi varsel, håp om;
   jamfør lovendepromising to look set to become, to give warning or hope of;
   compare lovendepromising
   • dette lover godt this bodes well
3. forsikreto assure · to insure, garantereto guarantee · to vouch for to assureforsikre, to guaranteegarantere
   • jeg lover at dette skal bli siste gangen I promise this will be the last time
   • det skal jeg love deg! I can assure you of that!
   • jeg skal love for at ... I can tell you that ...
   • han lovet på at han skulle sette ting på plass he swore he would put things right

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