Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Likely to develop in a desirable manner.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Giving promise; affording just expectations of good; affording reasonable ground of hope for the future; looking as if likely to turn out well: as, a promising youth; a promising prospect.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Showing
promise , and likely todevelop in adesirable fashion. - adjective
Encouraging andinspiring confidence . - verb Present participle of
promise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective showing possibility of achievement or excellence
- adjective full or promise
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Examples
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Across the divide, La Dorada shrieked at him, her expression promising pain.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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Across the divide, La Dorada shrieked at him, her expression promising pain.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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For a title promising Manhattan, there sure is a lack thereof in the finished product.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) 2010
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However, investigators do say they are following several strong and what they called promising leads.
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President Bush today applauded what he calls a promising sign of progress by Iraq's leaders.
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President Bush today applauded what he calls a promising sign of progress by Iraq's leaders.
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It comes as U.S. military officials in Baghdad are touting what they call promising statistics showing a drop in violence over the past week.
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He ran a music conservatory in their hometown of Dusseldorf, and his first rat-like, rodent-like behavior came as a-- a result of his bringing home what he termed promising, young, female students -- home from the conservatory for what were termed, with raised eyebrows,
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Investigators pursued what they described as promising leads Wednesday in a chilling bombing attempt at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in which someone left a backpack filled with sophisticated explosives on a bench.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Investigators pursued what they described as promising leads Wednesday in a chilling bombing attempt at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in which someone left a backpack filled with sophisticated explosives on a bench.
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