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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Would-be

Theresa May will not remain in power long as Brexit cripples her government, while Donald Trump is a “would-be dictator” who is “going to fail”, the billionaire investor George Soros has told the Davos world economic forum. (The Guardian.)

How should adjective "would-be" be interpreted in the above? Is it "alleged", "in-the-future", "supposed" or "unrealized"?
  

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Anonymous How should adjective "would-be" be interpreted in the above? w=wannabe&ls=a&loc=home_ac_wanna

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous How should adjective "would-be" be interpreted in the above?
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AnonymousHow should adjective "would-be" be interpreted in the above?
'wannabe' —http://www.onelook.com/?w=wannabe&ls=a&loc=home_ac_wanna
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Thank you, MM, for the reply.
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