promising
11promising — [[t]prɒ̱mɪsɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is promising seems likely to be very good or successful. A school has honoured one of its brightest and most promising former pupils …
12promising — adjective showing signs of being successful in the future: a promising career in law | a promising young actor promisingly adverb …
13promising — adjective 1) a promising start Syn: good, encouraging, favorable, hopeful, full of promise, auspicious, propitious, bright, rosy, heartening, reassuring Ant: unfavorable 2) a pr …
14promising — adjective 1) a promising start Syn: good, encouraging, favourable, hopeful, auspicious, propitious, bright, rosy, heartening 2) a promising actor Syn: with potential, gifted …
15promising */ — UK [ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] / US [ˈprɑmɪsɪŋ] adjective likely to be successful or very good a highly promising young artist Portugal got off to a promising start with a goal in the 13th minute. Derived word: promisingly adverb …
16Promising — Promise Prom ise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Promising}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a… …
17promising — adjective Date: 1597 full of promise ; likely to succeed or to yield good results < a promising new medicine > • promisingly adverb …
18promising — [ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] adj likely to be successful or very good a highly promising young artist[/ex] promisingly adv …
19promising — /ˈprɒməsɪŋ / (say promuhsing) adjective giving promise; likely to turn out well: *This was not a very promising exchange at the resumption of a love affair. –criena rohan, 1963. –promisingly, adverb …
20promising — adj. likely to turn out well; hopeful; full of promise (a promising start). Derivatives: promisingly adv …
