What does promising mean?
Definitions for promising
ˈprɒm ə sɪŋpromis·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
promisingadjective
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
"a promising young man"
bright, hopeful, promisingadjective
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"
Wiktionary
promisingadjective
Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.
promisingadjective
Encouraging and inspiring confidence.
Webster Dictionary
Promising
of Promise
Promisingadjective
making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day
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Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'promising' in Adjectives Frequency: #856
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of promising in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of promising in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of promising in a Sentence
This is an organization with... a number of promising pieces that have the potential for a very bright future.
I would describe it as early days … promising, but early.
Recently we have seen drug companies setting very high prices for promising immunotherapies, including nivolumab, there is no question that this pioneering and innovative treatment improves and extends the life of patients with non-small cell lung cancer – a disease that has very limited treatment options – but at this price it is very clearly too expensive.
Everyone thinks that ... this ‘grand coalition’ isn’t promising for the future, regardless of who is No. 1 and No. 2, we need a real new beginning.
With North Korea never promising to completely stop all missile testing — it only promised a self-imposed moratorium of testing long-range missiles such as ICBMs that can hit the U.S. homeland — we should not be shocked by North Korea's short-range launch.
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Translations for promising
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- prometedorCatalan, Valencian
- slibný, nadějnýCzech
- lovendeDanish
- vielversprechendGerman
- υποσχόμενοςGreek
- prometedor, prometedoraSpanish
- امیدوار کنندهPersian
- lupaavaFinnish
- prometteurFrench
- gealltanach, dòchasachScottish Gaelic
- होनहारHindi
- menjanjikanIndonesian
- promettenteItalian
- 有為, 有望Japanese
- promittensLatin
- hoopgevend, veelbelovendDutch
- lovendeNorwegian
- obiecującyPolish
- promissorPortuguese
- promițătoareRomanian
- многообещающийRussian
- löftesrik, lovandeSwedish
- umut vericiTurkish
- đầy hứa hẹnVietnamese
- פּראַמאַסינגYiddish
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