Likely vs Promising

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Likely

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) A2 adjective

Promising

Über 10.000 (seltener) B2 adjective

Am häufigsten: Likely

	Likely	Promising
Aussprache	🇬🇧 /["/ˈlaɪkli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈlaɪkli/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈprɑːmɪsɪŋ/"]/
Bedeutung	It probably will happen.	Showing signs of being good or successful in the future.
Beispiel	It is likely that it will rain tomorrow.	He was voted the most promising new actor for his part in the movie.
Register	Neutral	Neutral
Wie häufig	Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)	Über 10.000 (seltener)
CEFR-Niveau	A2	B2
Wortart	adjective	adjective
Kollokationen	appear, be, look, extremely, fairly, very	be, look, seem, extremely, fairly, very
Antonyme	unlikely, improbable	disappointing, unpromising
Häufige Fehler	'Likely' vs 'likelihood': Confused the adjective with the noun., 'Likely' placement: Wrongly placed before the verb instead of before 'to'., 'Unlikely' usage: Misusing 'unlikely' in positive contexts.	Confused with 'promise' - 'promising' describes potential, while 'promise' is a commitment., Using 'promising' for things that are not likely to succeed., Mixing up the forms; saying 'promise' instead of 'promising' when describing potential.
Hinweise zur Verwendung	Use 'likely' to express probability in neutral contexts. Avoid in very formal writing; use 'probable' instead. For informal contexts, 'likely' is suitable.	Use 'promising' to describe something that has potential, particularly in business or personal development. It's not appropriate for things that are guaranteed to succeed.

Sieh es in echten Clips

Miller hasn't sent much, but what she has is very promising.

REPORTER: Shortly after Governor Wallace had carried out his promise

Miller hasn't sent much, but what she has is very promising.

REPORTER: Shortly after Governor Wallace had carried out his promise

Promising

Häufige Fragen: Likely vs Promising

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Likely und Promising?

Likely: It probably will happen. Promising: Showing signs of being good or successful in the future.

Was ist häufiger: Likely und Promising?

Likely ist im Alltagsenglisch am häufigsten.

Was ist anspruchsvoller: Likely und Promising?

Promising ist das höchste Niveau, bei B2, auf der CEFR-Skala.

Sind Likely und Promising auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?

Likely: A2, Promising: B2 auf der CEFR-Skala.

Welche Wortart sind Likely und Promising?

Likely: adjective, Promising: adjective.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Likely: It is likely that it will rain tomorrow. Promising: He was voted the most promising new actor for his part in the movie.

Kann ich Likely und Promising austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Likely und Promising sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.