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verb (used without object), as·pired, as·pir·ing.
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.
2.
Archaic. to rise up; soar; mount; tower.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English (< Middle French aspirer) < Latin aspīrāre to breathe upon, pant after, equivalent to a- a-5 + spīrāre to breathe, blow
1425–75; late Middle English (< Middle French aspirer) < Latin aspīrāre to breathe upon, pant after, equivalent to a- a-5 + spīrāre to breathe, blow
Related forms
as·pir·er, noun
as·pir·ing·ly, adverb
non·as·pir·ing, adjective
un·as·pir·ing, adjective
un·as·pir·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. yearn.
1. yearn.
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Aspire after
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