promising

[ prom-uh-sing ]

/ ˈprɒm ə sɪŋ /

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adjective

giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.

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favorable, reassuring, encouraging.

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Origin of promising

First recorded in 1505–15; promise + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM promising

prom·is·ing·ly, adverbprom·is·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby promising

promiscuity, promiscuous, promise, Promised Land, promisee, promising, promisor, promissory, promissory note, promo, promonarchist

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How to use promising in a sentence

It’s a promising result, but it’s based on less than 1,200 patients and needs more validation.
Covid-19 vaccines are great — but you still need to wear a mask for now|Umair Irfan|February 9, 2021|Vox
In September, São Paulo Governor João Doria said Brazil’s federal government had also agreed to buy 60 million doses of CoronaVac, later telling reporters it “is the safest, the one with the best and most promising rates.”
The U.S. and China Are Battling for Influence in Latin America, and the Pandemic Has Raised the Stakes|Charlie Campell/Beijing|February 4, 2021|Time
While we’ve been hearing about the project and have even seen some promising demos come out of CES, it’s still not commercially available.
Xiaomi’s long-range wireless charger shows a glimpse of a cord-free future|Stan Horaczek|February 1, 2021|Popular-Science
If you just learned about GameStop’s promising stock, you’ve probably already missed out on the most astronomic growth.
The GameStop stock situation isn’t about populism. It’s about whether the market is ‘real.’|Mikhail Klimentov|February 1, 2021|Washington Post

The simplest adjustment would be to elevate promising rookie guard Immanuel Quickley into the starting lineup.
The Only Thing Keeping The Knicks Offense Afloat Is Julius Randle’s Turn As A Point Guard|Jared Dubin|January 28, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
He has struck a promising tone these last few days with his rhetoric about trying to “see each other.”
Memo to Cops: Criticisms Aren’t Attacks|Michael Tomasky|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I made the mistake of promising one group of guys they could ask me anything if they answered my questions.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots|Emily Shire|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Atlanta, Georgia, USA Atlanta is quickly becoming one of the most promising LGBT HQs on the globe.
The Ultimate LGBT Travel Bucket List||December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Others are here to invest in artists with promising reputations, and thus the possibility of future ROI.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What does that promising growth mean for the renegade brewers at Casa Bruja?
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The most promising of the methods which have been devised are cryoscopy, the methylene-blue test, and the phloridzin test.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Two years later this promising recruit, having fallen foul of the military authorities, had to leave the service under a cloud.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The delicious soft rains set in early, promising a good grain year.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
God comforts his church, promising to protect her for ever: he expostulates with the Jews for their ingratitude.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
As he invariably left a note behind him promising to "be quiet about it," Isabel ceased to haunt his footsteps.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for promising

promising

/ (ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ) /

adjective

showing promise of favourable development or future success

Derived forms of promising

promisingly, adverb

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