lot of promise



*lot of promise

much promise for the future. (*Typically: have ~; show ~.) Sally is quite young, but she has a lot of promise. This bush is small, but it shows a lot of promise.
See also: lot, of, promise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lorette-French
Ailsa-Scottish
Renatore-NAH-to (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian
Silvestersil-VES-tər (English)Dutch, English, Slovene, Slovak, German, Late Roman
RooseveltROZ-ə-veltEnglish
Gulbahar-Urdu