"enterprising" meaning in English

See enterprising in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more enterprising [comparative], most enterprising [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} enterprising (comparative more enterprising, superlative most enterprising)
  1. Displaying bravery and daring in attempting some task. Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-enterprising-en-adj-NUKVL1JW Disambiguation of Personality: 54 4 19 23
  2. Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement. Translations (very able and ingenious in business dealings): ձեռներեց (jeṙnerecʻ) (Armenian), предприе́мчив (predpriémčiv) (Bulgarian), yritteliäs (Finnish), entreprenant (French), unternehmungslustig (German), unternehmerisch (German), borrúil (Irish), intraprendente (Italian), experiens (Latin), przedsiębiorczy (Polish), предприи́мчивый (predpriímčivyj) (Russian), företagsam (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-enterprising-en-adj-CYIw-hcd Disambiguation of 'very able and ingenious in business dealings': 3 97

Noun

Forms: enterprisings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} enterprising (plural enterprisings)
  1. The undertaking of an enterprise; purposeful activity; doings.
    Sense id: en-enterprising-en-noun-tLOaWcwf

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} enterprising
  1. present participle and gerund of enterprise Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: enterprise
    Sense id: en-enterprising-en-verb-DPz5~xBx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 4 4 66

Inflected forms

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