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gumption

[ guhmp-shuhn ]

noun

Informal.
  1. initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness:

    With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.

  2. courage; spunk; guts:

    It takes gumption to quit a high-paying job.

  3. Chiefly British Dialect. common sense; shrewdness.


gumption

/ 藞伞蕦尘辫蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. common sense or resourcefulness
  2. initiative or courage

    you haven't the gumption to try

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 驳耻尘辫顎僼颈辞苍路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of gumption1

1710鈥20; originally Scots
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of gumption1

C18: originally Scottish, of unknown origin
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Shelley is overeager and desperate; he just lacks Jimmy鈥檚/Saul鈥檚 imagination and gumption.

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These days, we need more gumption and electrolytes to check CNN than we do to climb Everest.

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Throughout her life, Irawati would display this streak of gumption combined with endless empathy, especially for the women she encountered.

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"I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster," the letter reads, with the offer of a cash reward to anyone "who can complete the job".

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"I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster," it reads.

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