Definition Synonyms
Definition of gumption - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
personalityDated boldness and initiative in undertaking tasksDated
- He had the gumption to start his own business.
2.
common senseDated US practical intelligence and resourcefulnessDated US
- She showed gumption by fixing the leak herself.
Expressions with gumption
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use your brain to solve problems
You need to use your gumption to fix this.
show practical sense or determination in solving problems
You need to use your gumption to fix this issue.
apply resourcefulness to solve a problem
She used gumption to fix the broken machine.
Origin of gumption
Scottish, gaum (attention) + -tion (noun suffix)
Examples of gumption in a sentence
With great gumption, they tackled the challenging project. With a bit of gumption, he started his own business. It took gumption to speak up at the meeting.
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- French:cran, bon sens, ...
- German:Mut, Einfallsreichtum, ...
- Italian:coraggio, ...
- Spanish:valor, ingenio, ...
- Portuguese:coragem, bom senso, ...
- Chinese:胆量, 机智, ...
- Japanese:勇気, 機転, ...
- Arabic:جَرْأَة, فطنة, ...
- Hebrew:תְּעוּזָה, תּוֹשִׁיָּה, ...
- Russian:смелость, смекалка, ...
- Ukrainian:сміливість, кмітливість, ...
- Hindi:हिम्मत, समझदारी, ...
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