obećavati

обећавати

/obet͡ɕǎːʋati/ · imperfective

VERB

to promise

On uvek obećava, ali nikad ne ispuni. — He always promises, but never delivers.

Političari obećavaju nove puteve pred svake izbore. — Before every election politicians promise new roads.
to show promise; to look promising

Ovaj mladi fudbaler mnogo obećava. — This young footballer shows a lot of promise.

Used with dat. (to whom) + acc. or a da-clause; the perfective is obećati.

Synonyms:

zaklinjati

Forms

Past (masc.): obećavao

Imperative: obećavaj