promising

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɹɒmɪsɪŋ/

Adjective

promising

1. Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.

   a promising young apprentice

2. Encouraging and inspiring confidence.

Translations

• French: prometteur
• German: vielversprechend
• Portuguese: promissor
• Russian: многообеща́ющий
• Spanish: prometedor, prometedora, halagüeño

Verb

1. present participle of promise#English|promise

Noun

promising (plural promisings)

1. The act of making a promise.
   • 1992, Judith Jarvis Thomson, The Realm of Rights (page 299)

     So it cannot be supposed that promisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makes a promise only if he or she uses the locution "I promise".

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