I assure/promise you

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I assure you I will make the most of every opportunity I have at your company.I promise you ...You have my words that I ...Do all of the above convey the same idea to you? Thanks.

Ant_222 · Accepted Answer

My view:

A promise is when you assume an obligation to do something for that person.

Assuring someone is more like taking a responsibility for your words.

Marius Hancu · Answer

Ant_222My view:

A promise is when you assume an obligation to do something for that person.

This is OK.

For
assuring: I want to make you feel relaxed/confident by telling you something

CalifJim · Answer

When you assure someone of something, you tell them that they can be sure of it. It's a pledge of your sincerity.
When you promise or give your word¹, you take an obligation upon yourself; you commit yourself to some future action.

They are really very different. One does not "keep an assurance" or "fulfill an assurance" as one "keeps a promise" or "fulfills a promise" or "keeps one's word". (But it's not idiomatic to say "fulfill one's word".)

(¹You have my words that ...)

CJ

Angliholic · Answer

CalifJimWhen you assure someone of something, you tell them that they can be sure of it. It's a pledge of your sincerity.
When you promise or give your word¹, you take an obligation upon yourself; you commit yourself to some future action.

They are really very different. One does not "keep an assurance" or "fulfill an assurance" as one "keeps a promise" or "fulfills a promise" or "keeps one's word". (But it's not idiomatic to say "fulfill one's word".)

(¹You have my words that ...)

CJ

Thanks, Ant, Marius, and Jim.

Got it.

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