in spe

Borrowed from Latin in (“in”, used with the ablative) + spē, ablative singular of spēs (“hope”). The phrase, then, literally translates as "in [the] hope; hopeful".

• IPA^(key): /ɪn ˈspɛ/, [ɪn ˈspæ]

in spe

1. (postpositive) future, prospective, would-be, to-be

   Min søster læser medicin - hun er læge in spe.

   My sister studies medicine - she is a doctor-to-be.

From Latin in (“in”, used with the ablative) + spē, ablative singular of spēs (“hope”). The phrase, then, literally translates as "in [the] hope; hopeful".

• IPA^(key): /ɪn ˈspeː/

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• Rhymes: -eː

in spe

1. prospective, hopeful, upcoming

   De technische universiteit zat vol ingenieurs in spe.

   The technical university was full of prospective engineers.

Borrowed from Latin in spē (literally “in [the] hope; hopeful”).

• IPA^(key): /ɪn ˈspeː/, /ɪn ˈʃpeː/

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in spe

1. (postpositive) prospective, upcoming

   Synonyms: angehend, baldig, zukünftig

   • 1992, “Mein zukünftiger Ex-Freund”, in Sei À Gogo, performed by Die Lassie Singers:

     Ich bin mir ganz sicher, aber du weißt es nicht / Ich weiß es insgeheim / Mein zukünftiger Ex-Freund / Mein Ex-Freund in spe das wirst du sein

     I'm quite sure, but you don't know / I know it secretly / My future ex-boyfriend / My upcoming ex-boyfriend that will be you

• “in spe” in Duden online

Unadapted borrowing from Latin in spē.

• IPA^(key): /inˈspɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Syllabification: in spe

in spe (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (literary, postpositive) prospective, upcoming (anticipated in the near or far future)

   Synonym: przyszły

   minister in spe ― upcoming minister

• in spe in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• in spe in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Latin in (“in”, used with the ablative) + spē, ablative singular of spēs (“hope”). The phrase, then, literally translates as "in [the] hope; hopeful".

• IPA^(key): /ɪn ˈspɛ/, [ɪn ˈspæ]

in spe (not comparable)

1. future, prospective, would-be

   Min brorson är forskare in spe, även om han ännu inte har avslutat sin doktorandutbildning.

   My nephew is a researcher-in-the-making, even though he has not yet completed his doctoral studies.

• in spe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• in spe in Svensk ordbok (SO)