aspiring

American

[uh-spahyer-ing] / əˈspaɪər ɪŋ /

adjective

eagerly or ambitiously aiming for a particular career, title, social status, etc.: a team of aspiring gold medalists.

an aspiring composer;
a team of aspiring gold medalists.

Related Words

See ambitious.

Other Word Forms

aspiringly adverb
nonaspiring adjective
unaspiring adjective
unaspiringly adverb

Etymology

Origin of aspiring

First recorded in 1575–1595; aspire ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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One of his proudest moments was being given an honorary doctorate in 2022 and he has since created a number of scholarships to support aspiring artists.

From BBC

Home prices and mortgage rates are not where most aspiring home buyers want them to be.

From MarketWatch

And Hammerstein provided another crucial contribution to the development of the musical through his mentorship of an aspiring songwriter named Stephen Sondheim.

From The Wall Street Journal

Five years ago, the aspiring doctor moved to Russia from Togo's capital Lome to train in neurosurgery.

From Barron's

"AIMS will give support to any player on the elite pathway," says the 43-year-old, referring to the phases aspiring pros must go through.

From BBC

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