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adjective
- 1. having or showing initiative and resourcefulness: "some enterprising teachers have started their own recycling programs"
adjective. us / ˈen·tərˌprɑɪ·zɪŋ / Add to word list. (of a person) good at thinking of and doing new and difficult things, esp. those that will make money: The business was started by a couple of enterprising women. (Definition of enterprising from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects. “an enterprising foreign policy”. “an enterprising young man likely to go far”. synonyms: adventuresome, adventurous. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises. ambitious, aspirational.
5 days ago · Definition of 'enterprising' Word Frequency. enterprising. (entəʳpraɪzɪŋ ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An enterprising person is willing to try out new, unusual ways of doing or achieving something. Some enterprising members found ways of reducing their expenses or raising their incomes.
Definition of enterprising adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Apr 22, 2018 · adjective. uk / ˈentəpraɪzɪŋ / us. Add to word list. enthusiastic and willing to do new, clever, and difficult things: The film was made by an enterprising group of students. (Definition of enterprising from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of enterprising. in Chinese (Traditional)
What does the word enterprising mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word enterprising, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word enterprising? About 0.3 occurrences per million words in modern written English.
1. ready to undertake important, difficult, or new projects; energetic in carrying out an undertaking. 2. characterized by imagination and initiative. [1565–75] en′ter•pris`ing•ly, adv. syn: See ambitious. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.
