aspire means to have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.
aspire is pronounced /əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/.
Etymology
From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”).
verb
- To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.“to aspire to / for / after / to do something; to aspire that something happens”
- To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).“Thus ſhall my heart be ſtil combinde with thine, / Untill our bodies turne to Elements: / And both our ſoules aſpire celeſtiall thrones.”
- To move upward; to be very tall.“In midſt of which a ſumptuous Temple ſtands, / That threats the ſtarres with her aſpiring toppe.”
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