# aspiring

Pronunciation: US say "uh-SPY-er-ing" /əˈspaɪəɹɪŋ/; UK say "uh-SPY-uh-ing" /əˈspaɪə(ɹ)ɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Hoping to become something, especially someone trying to enter a particular profession or role.
   - Simple: Hoping and working hard to become a certain kind of person or worker.
   - _The workshop was full of aspiring screenwriters pitching ideas to one another._
   - _An aspiring senator must build a base of donors long before any campaign begins._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of aspire. — present participle and gerund of aspire
   - Simple: The -ing form of aspire. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _Young writers aspiring to publish a first novel often join workshops._
   - _Aspiring to a quieter life, they sold the house and moved north._

## Noun

3. A strong desire or longing to achieve or become something. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A strong wish to reach or become something.
   - _Her aspiring toward holiness defined the whole of her quiet life._
   - _No comfort could dampen his aspiring after fame and high office._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/aspiring (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).