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    Default What does it really mean? "did you find anything promising?"

    Hi All,

    what does "did you find anything promising?" really mean?

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    Default Re: What does it really mean? "did you find anything promising?"

    Quote Originally Posted by thirith View Post
    Hi all,

    What does "did you find anything promising?" really mean?

    Thanks.
    As always, it depends on the context. Did you see the phrase somewhere specific? If so, can you post the rest of the conversation?

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    Default Re: What does it really mean? "did you find anything promising?"

    Quote Originally Posted by emsr2d2 View Post
    As always, it depends on the context. Did you see the phrase somewhere specific? If so, can you post the rest of the conversation?
    It is just a random sentence.

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    Default Re: What does it really mean? "did you find anything promising?"

    As emsr2d2 has said, "it depends on the context." In the absence of context, I would say that it's a very straightforward question. If you are in doubt as to the definition of promising, look here. promising - definition of promising by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
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