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See aspiré

English

Etymology

From aspirer.

Pronunciation

IPA: /əˈspaiə/
IPA: /əˈspaiɚ/
An audio transcript can be found at en-us-aspire.ogg

Verb

To hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation (followed by to as a preposition or infinitive particle).
: He aspires to become a doctor, someday.

Related terms

aspiration

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French

Verb

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{{form of|third-person|Third-person singular present indicative| aspirer|lang=French}}
{{form of|First-person singular present subjunctive|aspirer|lang=French}}
{{form of|third-person|Third-person singular present subjunctive| aspirer|lang=French}}
{{form of|Second-person singular imperative|aspirer |lang=French}}

et:aspire fa:aspire fr:aspire gl:aspire io:aspire pl:aspire fi:aspire te:aspire vi:aspire

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Aspire \As*pire"\, n.
Aspiration. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Aspire \As*pire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aspired; p. pr. & vb.
n. Aspiring.] [F. aspirer, L. aspirare. See Aspirate, v.
t.]
1. To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high
or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after,
and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire
after immorality.
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Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell;
Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. --Pope.
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2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
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My own breath still foments the fire,
Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. --Waller.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Aspire \As*pire"\, v. t.
To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
[Obs.]
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That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak.
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WordNet aspire
v : have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: draw a bead on,
aim, shoot for]

Moby Dictionary
aim , aim at , aim high , aspire after , aspire to , bank on , be after ,
be ambitious , become airborne , claw skyward , confide , count on ,
covet , crave , crave after , crawl after , design , desire , destine ,
determine , dream of , drive at , expect , feel confident , float , fly ,
fly aloft , gain altitude , go for , hang , hanker after ,
harbor a design , harbor the hope , have every intention , hope ,
hope against hope , hope and pray , hope for , hope in , hope to God ,
hover , hunger after , intend , kite , lean upon , leave the ground ,
live in hopes , long , lust after , mean , nurture the hope , pant ,
pant after , plan , plane , poise , presume , project , propose , purport ,
purpose , rely on , resolve , rest assured , run mad after , seek , soar ,
spire , take off , think , thirst after , trust , try to reach , wish ,
yearn , zoom