No. 3,930 in Swedish
lovande
Promising.
In a sentence
Projektet visade sig vara mycket lovande.
The project turned out to be very promising.
In this sentence, 'lovande' is used as an adjective describing 'projektet' (the project). It conveys the idea that the project's outlook or potential is favorable.
Hon har en lovande framtid inom företaget.
She has a promising future within the company.
Here, 'lovande' is used to describe 'framtid' (future), indicating that she is likely to achieve success or progress in her role.
Det var en lovande början på samarbetet.
It was a promising start to the collaboration.
In this instance, 'lovande' modifies 'början' (start), suggesting that the initial stages of the collaboration were encouraging and showed potential.
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