Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with promising in American Collocation
promising
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
very
Kempson’s performance against Northampton was highly promising.
fairly
At first sight, the new software looked rather promising, but we soon began to see its weaknesses.
beginning
The home team got off to a promising start with a goal in the first five minutes.
chance of future success
Why would a man give up a promising literary career to become a sportswriter?
person
Eventually, the choice was whittled down to a small number of promising candidates.
way of doing something
Genetically engineering rice is seen as a promising approach to tackling food shortages.
Darwin’s research suggested several promising lines of investigation.
evidence of success
The drug has shown promising results in mice with Type 2 diabetes.
The day was already looking very promising.
She is one of European cinema’s most promising new talents.