"aspiring" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} aspiring (not comparable)
  1. Hoping to become. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: ambitious, wannabe, would-be Derived forms: aspiringness, nonaspiring, unaspiring
    Sense id: en-aspiring-en-adj-pQ8u5oPS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 12 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 19 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 11 26

Noun [English]

Forms: aspirings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} aspiring (plural aspirings)
  1. (archaic) Aspiration. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-aspiring-en-noun-cqaseVid

Verb [English]

Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} aspiring
  1. present participle and gerund of aspire Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: aspire Derived forms: aspiringly
    Sense id: en-aspiring-en-verb-MnQHQfNS

Inflected forms

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