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promising

adjective/pɾumɨtɨˈdoɾ/medium

pro·me·te·dor

Definition

That promises or announces something good, favorable, or successful in the future.
The young athlete showed a promising performance in the competition.
The peace agreement negotiations had a promising start.
Common collocations
promising futurepromising careerpromising resultspromising talent

Etymology

Do particípio presente do verbo 'prometer' + sufixo '-dor'.

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