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aspire
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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.

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

as·pirer n.
as·piring·ly adv.

aspire
Verb
[-piring, -pired] to yearn for something or hope to do or be something: it struck him as bizarre that somebody could aspire to be a dental technician [Latin aspirare to breathe upon]
aspiring adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.aspire - have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
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
Spanish aspire [əsˈpaɪəʳ] vi to aspire to → aspirar a, ambicionar
French aspire [əsˈpaɪəʳ] vi to aspire to → aspirer à
German aspire [əsˈpaɪəʳ] vi to aspire to → streben nach
Italian aspire [əsˈpaɪəʳ] vi to aspire to → aspirare a

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