aspire

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To have a strong desire to achieve or become something.

   She aspires to become a great writer.

Simplified etymology

Aspire entered English in the mid-16th century from Latin adspirare, literally “to breathe upon,” which also developed the sense “seek to reach.” It belongs to the family of words formed from Latin spirare, “to breathe.”

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

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