Associations to the word «Promising»

Wiktionary

PROMISING, adjective. Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.
PROMISING, adjective. Encouraging and inspiring confidence.
PROMISING, verb. Present participle of promise
PROMISING, noun. The act of making a promise.

Dictionary definition

PROMISING, adjective. Showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man".
PROMISING, adjective. 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".

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