Information about the word would‐be (English → Esperanto: eventuala)

Synonyms: contingent, possible, potential, prospective

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ˈwʊdbiː/
Hyphenationwould‐be
Shavian alphabet𐑢𐑫𐑛𐑚𐑰
Deseret alphabet𐐶𐐳𐐼𐐺;𐐮

Usage samples

Wes Streeting, the former health secretary and now would‐be contender in a possible leadership contest to succeed Starmer, has called Brexit a “catastrophic mistake”, suggesting the UK rejoin the bloc to help “rebuild our economy and trade”.

Translations

Catalaneventual
Czecheventuální; možný; případný
Dutcheventueel; gebeurlijk; potentieel
Esperantoeventuala
Finnishmahdollinen
Frenchéventuel
Germanetwaig; eventuell; allfällig
Portuguesecontingente; eventual
Saterland Frisianmuugelk; eventuell
Spanisheventual