aspirant

See also: Aspirant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French aspirant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæspəɹənt/
  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /ɐsˈpaɪɹɐnt/ (nonstandard)
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

aspirant (plural aspirants)

  1. Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)
    The company received dozens of applications from job aspirants.
    Every aspirant actor dreams of making it to Broadway.
    He was an aspirant to the presidency, though his chances were slim.

Translations

Adjective

aspirant (comparative more aspirant, superlative most aspirant)

  1. Seeking advancement.
  2. Striving for recognition.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

aspirant m or f (masculine and feminine plural aspirants)

  1. aspiring

Noun

aspirant m or f by sense (plural aspirants)

  1. aspirant
Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

aspirant

  1. gerund of aspirar

Danish

Noun

aspirant c (singular definite aspiranten, plural indefinite aspiranter)

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Declension

Declension of aspirant
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative aspirant aspiranten aspiranter aspiranterne
genitive aspirants aspirantens aspiranters aspiranternes

Further reading

French

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    aspirant m (plural aspirants, feminine aspirante)

    1. aspirant
    2. (military) officer candidate, officer designate, midshipman

    Descendants

    • German: Aspirant

    Adjective

    aspirant (feminine aspirante, masculine plural aspirants, feminine plural aspirantes)

    1. aspiring
    2. sucking, extracting

    Participle

    aspirant

    1. present participle of aspirer

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Verb

    aspīrant

    1. third-person plural present active indicative of aspīrō

    Polish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French aspirant.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /asˈpi.rant/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -irant
    • Syllabification: as‧pi‧rant

    Noun

    aspirant m pers (female equivalent aspirantka)

    1. (literary) aspirant, candidate
    2. (law enforcement) warrant officer (in the police)
    3. (historical) Candidate of Sciences

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjective
    adjective

    Further reading

    • aspirant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • aspirant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French aspirant.

    Noun

    aspirant m (plural aspiranți, feminine equivalent aspirantă)

    1. aspirant

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative aspirant aspirantul aspiranți aspiranții
    genitive-dative aspirant aspirantului aspiranți aspiranților
    vocative aspirantule aspiranților