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promising

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prom·is·ing  (prm-sng)
adj.
Likely to develop in a desirable manner.

promis·ing·ly adv.

promising [ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ]
adj
showing promise of favourable development or future success
promisingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.promising - showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man"
likely - has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"
2.promising - full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"
auspicious - auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign"

promising
adjective
1. encouraging, likely, bright, reassuring, hopeful, favourable, rosy, auspicious, propitious, full of promise a new and promising stage in the negotiations
encouraging discouraging, unfavourable, unpromising, inauspicious
2. talented, able, gifted, rising, likely, up-and-coming one of the school's brightest and most promising pupils
Translations
promising [ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] ADJ [student] → prometedor; [future, prospect] → esperanzador, halagüeño
a promising young manun joven que promete
two promising candidatesdos candidatos buenos
it doesn't look very promisingno promete mucho, no parece muy prometedor

promising [ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] adj
[result, situation] → prometteur/euse
[student, player, artist] → prometteur/euse
a promising player → un joueur prometteur

promising
adjvielversprechend; that sounds promisingdas klingt vielversprechend; so far the signs are not promisingbislang sind die Anzeichen nicht vielversprechend

promising [ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] adjpromettente
it doesn't look promising → non sembra promettente
the future is promising → il futuro promette bene
promising [ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] adjpromettente
it doesn't look promising → non sembra promettente
the future is promising → il futuro promette bene

promising واعَد slibný lovende vielversprechend υποσχόμενος prometedor lupaava prometteur obećavajući promettente 将来有望な 전도 유망한 veelbelovend lovende obiecujący prometedor обещающий lovande มีอนาคตดี ümit veren nhiều hứa hẹn 有希望的


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A Tortoise desired to change its place of residence, so he asked an Eagle to carry him to his new home, promising her a rich reward for her trouble.
"This is not a very promising beginning," said Mrs.
Janetta was then only fifteen; naturally well disposed, endowed with a susceptible Heart, and a simpathetic Disposition, she might, had these amiable qualities been properly encouraged, have been an ornament to human Nature; but unfortunately her Father possessed not a soul sufficiently exalted to admire so promising a Disposition, and had endeavoured by every means on his power to prevent it encreasing with her Years.
 
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