Likely vs Promising

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Likely

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 adjective

Promising

Au-delà de 10 000 (moins courant) B2 adjective

Le plus courant: Likely

	Likely	Promising
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ˈlaɪkli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈlaɪkli/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈprɑːmɪsɪŋ/"]/
Sens	It probably will happen.	Showing signs of being good or successful in the future.
Exemple	It is likely that it will rain tomorrow.	He was voted the most promising new actor for his part in the movie.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Au-delà de 10 000 (moins courant)
Niveau CEFR	A2	B2
Nature grammaticale	adjective	adjective
Collocations	appear, be, look, extremely, fairly, very	be, look, seem, extremely, fairly, very
Antonymes	unlikely, improbable	disappointing, unpromising
Erreurs fréquentes	'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.
Notes d'usage	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.

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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

Questions fréquentes : Likely vs Promising

Quelle est la différence entre Likely et Promising ?

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

Lequel est le plus courant : Likely et Promising ?

Likely est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Lequel est le plus avancé : Likely et Promising ?

Promising est le niveau le plus élevé, à B2, sur l'échelle CEFR.

Likely et Promising sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Likely: A2, Promising: B2 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Likely et Promising ?

Likely: adjective, Promising: adjective.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

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

Puis-je utiliser Likely et Promising de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Likely et Promising sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.