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Definition of promising adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

promising

adjective
 
 
/ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/
 
/ˈprɑːmɪsɪŋ/
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  1. showing signs of being good or successful
    • He was voted the most promising new actor for his part in the movie.
    • The weather doesn't look very promising.
    • The research produced promising results.
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    • The outlook is hardly promising.
    • At that time, I had a promising career in TV.
    • She was a young woman with a promising future.
    • The results of our earlier enquiries have been promising.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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