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aspire

[ uh-spahyuhr ]

verb (used without object)

aspired, aspiring.
  1. to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):

    to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor.

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  2. Archaic. to rise up; soar; mount; tower.


aspire

/ əˈ²õ±è²¹ÉªÉ™ /

verb

  1. usually foll byto or after to yearn (for) or have a powerful or ambitious plan, desire, or hope (to do or be something)

    to aspire to be a great leader

  2. to rise to a great height
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²¹²õˈ±è¾±°ù¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
  • ²¹²õˈ±è¾±°ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²õ·±è¾±°ùİù noun
  • ²¹²õ·±è¾±°ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôa²õ·±è¾±°ùi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôa²õ·±è¾±°ùi²Ô²µ adjective
  • un²¹²õ·±è¾±°ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aspire1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French aspirer, from Latin ²¹²õ±èÄ«°ùÄå°ù±ð “to breathe upon, pant after,†from a- a- 5 + ²õ±èÄ«°ùÄå°ù±ð “to breathe, blowâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aspire1

C15: from Latin ²¹²õ±èÄ«°ùÄå°ù±ð to breathe upon, from ²õ±èÄ«°ùÄå°ù±ð to breathe
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I know other flour-flickers who have a feel for oil temperature, but that is not something to which I even aspire.

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It’s the all-star basketball game every high school player aspires to play in.

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WWE also held a tryouts event in London over the weekend for aspiring stars to show off their skills in front of the company.

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"Slowly, we will build new audiences, collaborate more and nudge the next generation of makers and practitioners to aspire for quality."

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˜yÐÄvlog quickly spread around the city, and aspiring artists started sprinkling in.

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