promising

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prom·is·ing

(prŏm′ĭ-sĭng)

adj.

Likely to develop in a desirable manner.

prom′is·ing·ly adv.

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promising

(ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ) or

promiseful

adj

showing promise of favourable development or future success

ˈpromisingly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

prom•is•ing

(ˈprɒm ə sɪŋ)

adj.

giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well.

[1505–15]

prom′is•ing•ly, adv.

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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" hopeful, bright 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

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

promising

adjective

1. Showing great promise:

coming, up-and-coming.

Idiom: on the way up.

2. Inspiring confidence or hope:

cheering, encouraging, heartening, hopeful, likely.

Translations

وَاعَدواعِدٌ، مُبَشِّرٌ بالخَيْر والنَّجاح

slibný

lovende

lupaava

obećavajući

efnilegur

promettente

将来有望な

전도 유망한

veelbelovend hoopgevend

løfterik lovende

obiecujący

prometedor

многообещающий обещающий

obetajoč

lovande

มีอนาคตดี

geleceği parlakümit verenümit verici

nhiều hứa hẹn

有希望的有前途的

promising

[ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] ADJ [student] → prometedor; [future, prospect] → esperanzador, halagüeño
a promising young man → un joven que promete
two promising candidates → dos candidatos buenos
it doesn't look very promising → no promete mucho, no parece muy prometedor

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

promising

[ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] adj

[result, situation] → prometteur/euse

[student, player, artist] → prometteur/euse
a promising player → un joueur prometteur

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

promising

adj → vielversprechend; that sounds promising → das klingt vielversprechend; so far the signs are not promising → bislang sind die Anzeichen nicht vielversprechend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

promising

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

promise

(ˈpromis) verb

1. to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc). I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!

2. to say or give one's assurance that one will give. He promised me a new dress.

3. to show signs of future events or developments. This situation promises well for the future.

noun

1. something promised. He made a promise; I'll go with you – that's a promise!

2. a sign of future success. She shows great promise in her work.

ˈpromising adjective

showing promise; likely to be good. She's a promising pianist; Her work is promising.

promising

→ وَاعَد 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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Why, it's like keeping a condemned criminal for six months with the rope round his neck, promising him perhaps death, perhaps mercy.

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