would-be

ˈwʊdˌbi

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Definition of would-be - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

aspiringattempting or desiring to achieve something

She is a would-be artist trying to sell her paintings.
The would-be chef is experimenting with new recipes.
He's a would-be novelist working on his first book.

aspiring

wannabe

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Origin of would-be

Old English, willa (desire) + beon (to be)

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best

adv.

advice

it would be sensible

leak

unintended passage

pass through when it would normally be blocked

as though

adv.

hypothetical

in a manner that would be true if something were the case

annualized

adj.

yearly rate

adjusted to show what it would be in one year

it would be overkill

exp.

amount choice

would be much more than needed for the situation

should be so lucky

exp.

wishful thinking

says someone would be fortunate if something happened

should not wonder

exp.

expectation

would not be surprised if something happened or were true

they'd

abbr.

abr: they would

they would do something or they would be something

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French:aspirant, ...
German:möchtegern, ...
Italian:aspirante, ...
Spanish:aspirante, ...
Portuguese:aspirante, ...
Chinese:有抱负的, ...
Japanese:志望の, ...
Arabic:طَموح, ...
Hebrew:שׁוֹאֵף, ...
Russian:потенциальный, ...
Ukrainian:починаючий, ...
Hindi:आकांक्षी, ...
Bengali:আস্পায়ারিং, ...
Catalan:aspirant, ...
Czech:aspirující, ...
Danish:aspirerende, ...
Dutch:potentieel, ...
Greek:επίδοξος, ...
Hungarian:feltörekvő, ...
Khmer:ដែលប្រាថ្នាចង់ក្លាយជា, ...
Korean:지망의, ...
Persian:مشتاق, ...
Polish:niedoszły, ...
Portuguese (BR):aspirante, ...
Romanian:aspirant, ...
Swedish:blivande, ...
Thai:ว่าที่, ...
Turkish:istekli, ...
Vietnamese:đầy tham vọng, ...

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Definition of would-be - Reverso English Dictionary

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