aspiring

USuh-SPY-er-ing/əˈspaɪəɹɪŋ/UKuh-SPY-uh-ing/əˈspaɪə(ɹ)ɪŋ/

Noun pluralaspirings

3 meanings of aspiring

1
adjective
Hoping and working hard to become a certain kind of person or worker.
Like a young runner who trains every day, hoping to join the big team.
The aspiring novelist sent her first manuscript to a dozen publishers.
Every aspiring chef in the class practiced knife skills for hours.
Similarambitious, would-be, wannabe
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2
verb
The -ing form of aspire. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
Aspiring to be a doctor, she studied hard every night.
He spent years aspiring to a place on the team.
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3
nounarchaic
A strong wish to reach or become something.
Like a strong pull inside you toward something you really want.
Her aspiring after knowledge never left her, even in old age.
His aspiring toward a better life drove him to study late each night.
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aspiring is a form of aspire

aspire, verb: To want very much to do or become something important. Full entry

Forms: aspireaspires he/she/itaspiring -ing formaspired past tense, past participle
Spelling: aspire → aspiring: drop the e, add -ing

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