aspire

as·pire  (-spr)

intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires

1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom.

2. To strive toward an end: aspiring to great knowledge.

3. To soar.

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[Middle English aspiren, from aspirer, from Latin asprre, to desire; see aspirate.]

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as·pirer n.

as·piring·ly adv.

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aspire [əˈspaɪə]

vb (intr)

1. (usually foll by to or after) 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

[from Latin aspīrāre to breathe upon, from spīrāre to breathe]

aspirer  n

aspiring  adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

aspire - have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal shoot for, draw a bead on, aim be after, plan - have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" overshoot - aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"

Translations

aspire [əsˈpaɪəʳ] VI to aspire to sth → aspirar a algo
we can't aspire to that → no aspiramos a tanto → nuestras pretensiones son más modestas
he aspires to a new car → anhela tener un coche nuevo
to aspire to do sth → aspirar a hacer algo, ambicionar hacer algo

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aspire [əˈspaɪə^r] vi
to aspire to → aspirer Ã

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aspire

vi to aspire to something → nach etw streben, etw erstreben; to aspire to do something → danach streben, etw zu tun

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aspire [əsˈpaɪəʳ] vi to aspire to → aspirare a, ambire a

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aspire

v aspire [əˈspaiə]

(usually withto) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc) He aspired to the position of president. strewe يَطْمَح، يَتوق стремя се usilovat stræbe efter; aspirere til anstreben εποφθαλμιώ aspirar a pürgima آرزو کردن؛ از ته دل خواستن pyrkiä aspirer à לִשְאוֹף चाहना težiti törekszik berusaha mencapai, bercita-cita sækjast eftir, þrá aspirare a 熱望をいだく 열망하다 siekti, trokšti tiekties; censties bercita-cita streven (naar) strebe/trakte etter dążyć do, walczyć o ambicionar a aspira (la) стремиться ašpirovať prizadevati si za kaj težiti sträva efter, aspirera มีความปรารถนา çok istemek, can atmak 立志追求 прагнути, домагатися تگ ودو کرنا khao khát 追求，渴望

n aspiˈration [ӕspi-]

(often in plural) an ambition aspirations to become a writer. strewe طُموح، مَطامِح стремеж aspirace stræben; aspiration die Bestrebung βλέψη, προσδοκία aspiración pürgimus آرزو tavoite aspiration שְׁאִיפָה अभिलाषा težnja törekvés ambisi, aspirasi, cita-cita metnaðarlöngun, metnaður aspirazione 大望 열망 siekis, troškimas tiekšanās; cenšanās cita-cita aspiratie det å strebe etter, forhåpning aspiracja, pragnienie aspiração as­pi­raţie стремление ašpirácia stremljenje težnja strävan, längtan ความปรารถนา tutku, arzu 抱負 прагнення; сильне бажання کوشش ، جد و جہد khát vọng 抱负