promising
Simple Definition of promising
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: likely to succeed or to be good : full of promise
Examples of promising in a sentence
The neighborhood didn't look very promising.
<a promising writer who just may write the great American novel someday>
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First Known Use of promising
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PROMISING Defined for Kids
promising
Definition of promising for Students
: likely to turn out well or be good <a promising start>
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