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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

/ əˈ貹ɪə /

verb

  1. 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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • aspirer noun
  • aspiringly adverb
  • nonaspiring adjective
  • unaspiring adjective
  • unaspiringly adverb
  • ˈ辱Բ adjective
  • ˈ辱 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aspire1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French aspirer, from Latin ī “to breathe upon, pant after,” from a- a- 5 + ī “to breathe, blow”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aspire1

C15: from Latin ī to breathe upon, from ī to breathe
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The aspiring costume designer came to the market with an out-of-town friend despite her father’s warning against the neighborhood’s dangers given the protests.

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We break down why it's happening and the dangers of Means, an unlicensed functional medicine doctor who talks to trees, advocates against sunscreen and is an aspiring poet, being nominated for Surgeon General.

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Josh Hoffman sat before a room of aspiring homeless service workers and talked about why it’s important not to get discouraged.

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Donald Trump is America’s first elected autocrat and an aspiring dictator.

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Ms Gutierrez believed undocumented immigrants who commit violent offences should be targeted, but not those who she believes work hard and aspire to a better life.

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