aspire

a person who hopes to achieve a position or pass an exam; a candidate
In Indian English, an aspirant is someone preparing for a competitive exam or seeking a post: UPSC aspirants, ticket aspirants in a party, job aspirants. The word is far more common in India than elsewhere.
aspire meaning in Hindi
वह व्यक्ति जो कोई पद पाने या परीक्षा पास करने की आशा रखता है; उम्मीदवार
भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में aspirant प्रतियोगी परीक्षा की तैयारी करने वाला या पद चाहने वाला है: UPSC aspirants, पार्टी में ticket aspirants, job aspirants। यह शब्द भारत में अन्य जगहों से कहीं अधिक आम है।
Examples
- Thousands of civil services aspirants protested outside the commission's office after the paper leak.पेपर लीक के बाद हज़ारों सिविल सेवा अभ्यर्थियों (aspirants) ने आयोग के दफ़्तर के बाहर प्रदर्शन किया।
- Dozens of ticket aspirants camped outside the party headquarters ahead of the candidate list.उम्मीदवार सूची से पहले दर्जनों टिकट के दावेदार पार्टी मुख्यालय के बाहर डेरा डाले रहे।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
ASPIRANT: one who ASPIREs, breathing hard towards a goal, like students in a coaching centre.
💡 Did you know?
Each year over a million candidates apply for the UPSC civil services preliminary examination, though only a few hundred posts are finally filled.
Word origin
From Latin 'aspirare' (to breathe towards, seek to reach), from 'ad-' (to) and 'spirare' (to breathe).
Other meanings
verb to strongly want to achieve something important
verb To have a strong desire to achieve something great.
noun a strong hope or ambition to achieve something
aspire meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | वह व्यक्ति जो कोई पद पाने या परीक्षा पास करने की आशा रखता है; उम्मीदवार |
| Arabic · العربية | شخص يأمل في تحقيق منصب أو اجتياز امتحان؛ مرشح |
| French · Français | une personne qui espère obtenir un poste ou réussir un examen ; un candidat |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | orang yang berharap meraih suatu posisi atau lulus ujian; kandidat |
| Chinese · 中文 | 希望获得某个职位或通过考试的人;候选人 |
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