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Adjective: promising pró-mi-sing- Showing possibility of achievement or excellence
"a promising young man" - Full of promise
"the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career" - bright, hopeful Verb: promise pró-mis- Make a commitment to do (or not to do) something in the future
- assure - Comit to undertake or give
"I promise you my best effort" - Make a prediction about; tell in advance
"promise the outcome of an election" - predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate - Give grounds for expectations
"The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"
See also: auspicious, likely, promisee, promiser, promisingly, promissory Type of: be, declare, guess, hazard, pretend, venture Encyclopedia: Promise |