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promising

American  
[prom-uh-sing] / ˈprɒm ə sɪŋ /

adjective

  1. giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well.

    a promising young man; a promising situation.
    Synonyms:
    favorable
promising British  
/ ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ /

adjective

  1. showing promise of favourable development or future success

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Other Word Forms

  • promisingly adverb
  • promisingness noun

Etymology

Origin of promising

First recorded in 1505–15; promise + -ing 2

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