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- Dictionarywould-be/ˈwʊdbiː/
adjective
- 1. desiring or aspiring to be a specified type of person: "a would-be actress who dresses up as Marilyn Monroe"
noun
- 1. a person who desires or aspires to be a particular type: informal "a seemingly endless queue of journalists and would-bes formed"
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adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈwʊdˌbi / Add to word list. wanting or trying to be: a would-be artist / politician. (Definition of would-be from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of would-be. would-be.
desiring, intending, professing, or having the potential to be… See the full definition
adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈwʊdˌbi / Add to word list. wanting or trying to be: a would-be artist / politician. (Definition of would-be from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of would-be. would-be.
(ˈwʊdˌbi ) adjective. 1. wishing or pretending to be. a would-be expert. 2. intended, but failing, to be. a would-be work of art.
Definitions of would-be. adjective. unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition. synonyms: manque. ambitious, aspirational. having a strong desire for success or achievement.
Would-be definition: wishing or pretending to be. See examples of WOULD-BE used in a sentence.
would-be. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˈwould-be adjective → would-be actor/murderer etc Examples from the Corpus would-be • The Drama Centre is a great help for all would-be actors and actresses.
Definition of would-be adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Desiring, attempting, or professing to be. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Intended, but failing, to be. A would-be work of art. Webster's New World. Unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition. Would-be film stars often become waitresses. Wiktionary. Synonyms: manque. noun. One who aspires to something; a wannabe. Wiktionary.
adj ( prenominal) 1. usually derogatory wanting or professing to be: a would-be politician. 2. intended to be: would-be generosity. n. 3. derogatory a person who wants or professes to be something that he is not. 4. Indian the person to whom one is engaged to be married; fiancé or fiancée.
