Hyphenation of promises

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word promises? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of promises:

1.	A verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
2.	Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future There is little or no promise that he will recover
3.	Make a promise or commitment
4.	Promise to undertake or give I promise you my best effort
5.	Make a prediction about Tell in advance Call the outcome of an election
6.	Give grounds for expectations The new results were promising The results promised fame and glory

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.