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promising

[ prom-uh-sing ]

adjective

  1. giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well:

    a promising young man; a promising situation.

    Synonyms: favorable



promising

/ ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ /

adjective

  1. showing promise of favourable development or future success


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Derived Forms

  • ˈpromisingly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • promis·ing·ly adverb
  • promis·ing·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of promising1

First recorded in 1505–15; promise + -ing 2

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Example Sentences

He has struck a promising tone these last few days with his rhetoric about trying to “see each other.”

I made the mistake of promising one group of guys they could ask me anything if they answered my questions.

Atlanta, Georgia, USA Atlanta is quickly becoming one of the most promising LGBT HQs on the globe.

Others are here to invest in artists with promising reputations, and thus the possibility of future ROI.

What does that promising growth mean for the renegade brewers at Casa Bruja?

The most promising of the methods which have been devised are cryoscopy, the methylene-blue test, and the phloridzin test.

Two years later this promising recruit, having fallen foul of the military authorities, had to leave the service under a cloud.

The delicious soft rains set in early, promising a good grain year.

God comforts his church, promising to protect her for ever: he expostulates with the Jews for their ingratitude.

As he invariably left a note behind him promising to "be quiet about it," Isabel ceased to haunt his footsteps.

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