a promising start

  • 1start — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auspicious, bright (esp. BrE), decent, encouraging, excellent, fine, flying, good, great, impressive …

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  • 2start — I n. 1) to get off to, make a start 2) a false; flying, running; fresh, new; head; promising start 3) at the start 4) for a start (for a start let s agree where we should meet) 5) from the start II v. 1) (d; intr., tr.) to start as (she started… …

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  • 3promising — prom|is|ing [ˈprɔmısıŋ US ˈpra: ] adj showing signs of being successful or good in the future ▪ a promising career in law ▪ a promising young actor ▪ a promising start >promisingly adv …

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  • 4promising — prom|is|ing [ pramısıŋ ] adjective * likely to be successful or very good: a highly promising young artist Portland got off to a promising start with four points in the first minute. ╾ prom|is|ing|ly adverb …

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  • 5promising — adjective 1) a promising start Syn: good, encouraging, favorable, hopeful, full of promise, auspicious, propitious, bright, rosy, heartening, reassuring Ant: unfavorable 2) a pr …

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  • 6promising — adjective 1) a promising start Syn: good, encouraging, favourable, hopeful, auspicious, propitious, bright, rosy, heartening 2) a promising actor Syn: with potential, gifted …

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  • 7promising */ — UK [ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] / US [ˈprɑmɪsɪŋ] adjective likely to be successful or very good a highly promising young artist Portugal got off to a promising start with a goal in the 13th minute. Derived word: promisingly adverb …

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  • 8promising — adj. likely to turn out well; hopeful; full of promise (a promising start). Derivatives: promisingly adv …

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  • 9start */*/*/ — I UK [stɑː(r)t] / US [stɑrt] verb Word forms start : present tense I/you/we/they start he/she/it starts present participle starting past tense started past participle started 1) a) [intransitive] to begin to happen or take place Work has started… …

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  • 10promising — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ …

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