promising
//ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ//
Forms
- Comparative
- more promising
- Superlative
- most promising
- Plural
- promisings
Definitions
1.Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.
2.Encouraging and inspiring confidence.
1.present participle and gerund of promise
1.The act of making a promise.
- 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".
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4357
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare