The adjective aspiring describes a person who wants to succeed at a particular goal, often one related to a career. Many aspiring artists move to New York City in the hopes that they'll get into a major gallery and sell their art.
Add to word list hoping and trying to be successful at a particular job or activity: aspiring entrepreneurs / executives / homeowners (Definition of aspiring from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of ASPIRING is desiring and working to achieve a particular goal : having aspirations to attain a specified profession, position, etc.. How to use aspiring in a sentence.
Definition of aspiring adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it. Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
- To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to be a poet. 2. To strive toward an end or condition: aspiring to great knowledge. 3. Archaic To rise high; move upwards.
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