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Definitions for Promising

[1] giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
[2] a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
[3] an express assurance on which expectation is to be based: promises that an enemy will not win.
[4] something that has the effect of an express assurance; indication of what may be expected.
[5] indication of future excellence or achievement: a writer who shows promise.
[6] something that is promised.
[7] to engage or undertake by promise (usually used with an infinitive or a clause as object): She promised to go tomorrow.
[8] to make a promise of (some specified act, gift, etc.): to promise help.
[9] to make a promise of something to (a specified person): Promise me that you will come.
[10] to afford ground for expecting: The sky promised a storm.
[11] to engage to join in marriage.
[12] to assure (used in emphatic declarations): I won't go there again, I promise you that!
[13] to afford ground for expectation (often followed by well or fair ): His forthcoming novel promises well.
[14] to make a promise.
[15] showing promise of favourable development or future success
[16] (often foll by to; when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive ) to give an assurance of (something to someone); undertake (to do something) in the future I promise that I will come
[17] (tr) to undertake to give (something to someone) he promised me a car for my birthday
[18] (when tr, takes an infinitive) to cause one to expect that in the future one is likely (to be or do something) she promises to be a fine soprano
[19] (usually passive) to engage to be married; betroth I'm promised to Bill
[20] (tr) to assure (someone) of the authenticity or inevitability of something (often in the parenthetic phrase I promise you, used to emphasize a statement) there'll be trouble, I promise you
[21] an undertaking or assurance given by one person to another agreeing or guaranteeing to do or give something, or not to do or give something, in the future
[22] indication of forthcoming excellence or goodness a writer showing considerable promise
[23] the thing of which an assurance is given

Words related to Promising

talented, up-and-coming, gifted, encouraging, auspicious, bright, rising, assuring, reassuring, able, favorable, happy, likely, lucky, propitious, roseate, rosy

Words nearby Promising

promiscuity, promiscuous, promise, promised land, promisee, promising, promisor, promissory, promissory note, promo, promonarchist

Origin of Promising

e1375–1425; (noun) late Middle English promis(se ) < Medieval Latin prōmissa, for Latin prōmissum, noun use of neuter past participle of prōmittere to promise, literally, to send forth, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + mittere to send; (v.) late Middle English promisen, derivative of the noun

Other words from Promising

prom·is·ing·ly , adverb
prom·is·ing·ness , noun
prom·is·a·ble , adjective
prom·ise·ful , adjective
prom·is·er , noun
out·prom·ise , verb (used with object), out·prom·ised, out·prom·is·ing.
o·ver·prom·ise , verb (used with object), o·ver·prom·ised, o·ver·prom·is·ing.
pre·prom·ise , noun, verb (used with object), pre·prom·ised, pre·prom·is·ing.
qua·si-prom·ised , adjective
re·prom·ise , verb, re·prom·ised, re·prom·is·ing.
un·prom·ised , adjective

Word origin for Promising

eC14: from Latin prōmissum a promise, from prōmittere to send forth

Synonyms for Promising

auspicious, bright, encouraging, gifted, talented, up-and-coming, assuring, reassuring, rising, able, favorable, happy, likely, lucky, propitious, roseate, rosy