Aspire Definition

ə-spīr
aspired, aspires, aspiring
verb
aspired, aspires, aspiring
To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly.
Aspired to be a poet.
American Heritage
To be ambitious (to get or do something, esp. something grand); seek (after)
Webster's New World
To strive toward an end or condition.
Aspiring to great knowledge.
American Heritage
To rise high; tower.
Webster's New World
To rise high; move upwards.
American Heritage

Origin of Aspire

  • Middle English aspiren from aspirer from Latin aspīrāre to desire aspirate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French aspirer.

    From Wiktionary

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