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vielversprechend

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German

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Etymology

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Literally, much-promising. From viel (much) +‎ versprechend (present participle of versprechen (to promise)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːlferˌʃprɛçənt/, [ˈfiːl.fɐˌʃpʁɛ.çn̩t], [-fɛɐ̯-], [-çənt]
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  • Hyphenation: viel‧ver‧spre‧chend

Adjective

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vielversprechend (strong nominative masculine singular vielversprechender, comparative vielversprechender or (less common) mehrversprechend, superlative am vielversprechendsten or (less common) am meistversprechenden)

  1. promising (expected to have a positive result or future)
    vielversprechender Anfang.promising start.

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