promise; prospects; ambition; improve
Meanings
4 senses · 10 examplesnoun
promise; future prospects; ambition
neutralUsed to describe a person's potential for future success or their drive to achieve.
No matter what job you do, as long as you contribute to the people, you have a promising future.
Cowards and lazybones have no future.
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Everyone thinks this child has a very promising future.
verb
to improve; to make progress; to develop well
dialectA dialectal usage, often describing a person (especially a child or young person) growing up well, becoming more capable or attractive.
This child has improved a lot compared to last year.
That girl has grown up to be even more beautiful.
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Haven't seen you in years, the young lad has grown into a fine young man.
verb
to cultivate; to nurture into a promising person
dialectA dialectal usage, meaning to educate or train someone so that they become successful or capable.
This school is for nurturing promising individuals.
The master diligently cultivated his apprentice.
noun
profit; yield; return
dialectA dialectal usage, referring to the economic benefit or yield from an activity, especially farming.
Planting rice here yields more profit than planting sorghum.
This piece of land has little yield; nothing grows well on it.