promising

[US]/ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈprɑːmɪsɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. full of potential, showing signs of future success

Phrases & Collocations

a promising future

show promising results

a promising start

promising future

promising market

Example Sentences

a promising film actor.

a promising start to the season.

a promising iron deposit

a nationwide pool of promising high-school students.

followed a promising lead in the murder case.

fellowships securable by promising college graduates

We have found a promising iron deposit.

doormen bark at passers-by, promising hot girls and cold beer.

the promising opening soon snarls up in a mess of motives.

he made a promising start, but faded down the stretch.

Therefore bombesin has become a promising target of anti-tumor therapy.

All promising young cricketers would like to play for England.

several times promising movements failed for want of a penetrative final pass.

he tidied up the sitting room, promising himself an early night.

why has he thrown up a promising career in politics?.

Our first experiment was a blind alley, but the second one gave us very promising results.

The President had backed himself into a corner by promising not to raise taxes.

He tried to take the edge off the bad news by promising to help them in their difficulties.

prelaw, star of the tennis team, a very promising young woman.

The atomic artillery gun is one of the most promising items in Uncle Sam's stable of superweapon.

Real-world Examples

Another example, the initial business plan seemed very promising.

Source: Learn techniques from Lucy.

They might also be promising for other disease treatments.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American November 2021 Collection

ABI's Willy Buholzer called the business " very promising."

Source: VOA Special May 2023 Collection

DeSantis who grabbed the second-place finish is promising his voters.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Since the 1950s, people have been promising to make paralyzed people walk.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

But for the mice, the results were definitely promising.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

And although results have been promising so far, these treatments are not a cure.

Source: Scientific Insights Bilingual Edition

It's an issue Nigerian authorities have been promising to address for many years.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

The national economic planning agency is also promising full protection for intellectual property rights.

Source: CRI Online March 2018 Collection

The initial business plan seemed very promising; however, the profit margins proved to be unattainable.

Source: Learn techniques from Lucy.

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