US /əˈspaɪɚ/ UK /əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
verb Freq #19897

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To have a strong desire to achieve or become something.

    She aspires to become a great writer.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to have a strong desire to... dreamstriveaimyearn
Word family
Forms aspiredaspiresaspiring
Derived forms aspiratoryaspirementreaspire
Related forms aspirableaspirantaspirationaspireraspiring

Etymology

From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”).

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