Hypertext Webster Gateway: "promising"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Promising \Prom"is*ing\, a.
Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance;
as, promising person; a promising day. -- {Prom"is*ing*ly},
adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promised}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Promising}.]
1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing,
giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage;
as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of
hostilities; to promise the payment of money. ``To promise
aid.'' --Shak.

2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of;
as, the clouds promise rain. --Milton.

3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some
benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow;
as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the
city promised a reward.

{Promised land}. See {Land of promise}, under {Land}.

{To promise one's self}.
(a) To resolve; to determine; to vow.
(b) To be assured; to have strong confidence.

I dare promise myself you will attest the truth
of all I have advanced. --Rambler.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

promising
adj 1: showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a
promising young man"
2: full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the
scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political
career" [syn: {bright}]


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