- en|ter|pris|ing
- en|ter|pris|ing «EHN tuhr PRY zihng», adjective.likely to start projects; ready to face difficulties: »
an enterprising young businessman.
SYNONYM(S): bold, venturesome.–en´ter|pris´ing|ly, adverb.
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en´ter|pris´ing|ly — en|ter|pris|ing «EHN tuhr PRY zihng», adjective. likely to start projects; ready to face difficulties: »an enterprising young businessman. SYNONYM(S): bold, venturesome. –en´ter|pris´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
un|en|ter|pris|ing — «uhn EHN tuhr PRY zihng», adjective. not enterprising; lacking enterprise … Useful english dictionary
en·ter·pris·ing — … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
pris — cy·pris; en·ter·pris·er; im·pris·on; im·pris·on·able; im·pris·on·ment; pris; pris·able; pris·can; pris·cil·la; pris·cil·lian; pris·cil·lian·ism; pris·iad·ka; pris·mal; pris·mat·ic; pris·mat·i·cal; pris·mat·i·cal·ly; pris·ma·tize; pris·ma·toid;… … English syllables
enterprisingly — en·ter·pris·ing·ly … English syllables
enterprising — en•ter•pris•ing [[t]ˈɛn tərˌpraɪ zɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) ready to undertake important, difficult, or new projects; energetic in carrying out an undertaking 2) characterized by imagination and initiative • Etymology: 1565–75 en′ter•pris ing•ly, adv. syn … From formal English to slang
enterprising — en‧ter‧pris‧ing [ˈentəpraɪzɪŋ ǁ tər ] adjective showing the ability to think of new activities and ideas and to take financial risks in business, especially by starting and running new businesses: • Some enterprising students are designing… … Financial and business terms
enterprising — en|ter|pris|ing [ˈentəpraızıŋ US tər ] adj having the ability to think of new activities or ideas and make them work ▪ Some enterprising students are designing software. ▪ an enterprising scheme to provide interest free loans >enterprisingly… … Dictionary of contemporary English
