in spe

Danish

Adjective

in spe

1. (postpositive) who might and hopes to become X

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪn ˈspeː/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eː

Phrase

in spe

1. Prospective, hopeful, upcoming.

   De technische universiteit zat vol ingenieurs in spe.

   The technical university was full of prospective engineers.

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪn ˈspeː/, /ɪn ˈʃpeː/

• Audio:

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Phrase

in spe

1. (postpositive) prospective, upcoming

   Synonyms: 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

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “in spe” in Duden online

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in spē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in spɛ/

• Audio:

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Adjective

in spe (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (literary, postpositive) prospective, upcoming

   Synonym: przyszły

Further reading

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