What does promising mean?

Definitions for promising
ˈprɒm ə sɪŋpromis·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word promising.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. promisingadjective

    showing possibility of achievement or excellence

    "a promising young man"

  2. 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

  1. promisingadjective

    Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.

  2. promisingadjective

    Encouraging and inspiring confidence.

ChatGPT

  1. promising

    Promising refers to showing signs of future success or potential. It can also mean expected or likely to succeed or to have a favorable outcome. Additionally, it can denote a commitment or assurance that one will do a particular action or that a particular event will happen.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Promising

    of Promise

  2. Promisingadjective

    making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'promising' in Adjectives Frequency: #856

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of promising in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of promising in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of promising in a Sentence

  1. Kathy Winters:

    It looks pretty promising weather-wise for launch.

  2. Robertson Davies:

    A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

  3. Sony Kapoor:

    On infrastructure, that is very promising, investing in infrastructure is one of the most promising ways to unlock growth potentials.

  4. Anthony Stein:

    It's a very promising therapy and there are new trials trying to move the drug into an earlier stage of treatment.

  5. Oscar Ameringer:

    Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.

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