Definitions for promising
ˈprɒm ə sɪŋpromis·ing

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. promising(adj)

   showing possibility of achievement or excellence

   "a promising young man"

2. bright, hopeful, promising(adj)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. promising(Adjective)

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

2. promising(Adjective)

   Encouraging and inspiring confidence.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Promising

   of Promise

2. Promising(adj)

   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

How to pronounce promising?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say promising in sign language?

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. James Funderburgh:

   Our work is promising.

2. Alain Weill:

   These are promising businesses.

3. Jimmy Lin:

   It's a very, very promising time.

4. karench:

   Tomorrow is another promising day

5. Chris Terry:

   The turnaround potential is promising.

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