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would-be

Definition

  • adjective: desiring, intending, professing, or having the potential to be
  • used to describe someone who hopes to be a particular person or type of person
  • synonyms: ambitious

Examples

  • a 'would-be' poet/writer [=a person who wants to be a poet/writer]

  • tips for 'would-be' mothers

  • a 'would-be' hero

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Observe. Deactivate. Failing the radar shield, the slightest release of pressure in the weight of the diamond... and the would-be thief is a prisoner. A prisoner of the Pink Panther. Why is it called the Pink Panther? (..)
    1975 The Return of the Pink Panther