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noun/əˈspaɪə/ (uh-SPY-er)Level B2
aspire meaning picture: A crowded coaching centre classroom in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar: rows of young men and women hunched over notebooks under
Picture meaning of “aspire” — a person who hopes to achieve a position or pass an exam; a candidate

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

  1. 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।
  2. 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

candidatehopefulapplicant

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 · हिन्दीवह व्यक्ति जो कोई पद पाने या परीक्षा पास करने की आशा रखता है; उम्मीदवार
Arabic · العربيةشخص يأمل في تحقيق منصب أو اجتياز امتحان؛ مرشح
French · Françaisune personne qui espère obtenir un poste ou réussir un examen ; un candidat
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiaorang 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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