aspire B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈspaɪɚ/ UK /əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #19897 Meanings 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 AI details From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”). aspiren Middle English aspirer Old French aspīrō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # aspire **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /əˈspaɪɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 19897 ## Meanings 1. To have a strong desire to achieve or become something. ## Examples - She aspires to become a great writer. ## Derived Forms - aspiratory - aspirement - reaspire ## Related Forms - aspirable - aspirant - aspiration - aspirer - aspiring ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aspiren - Root: aspirer - Root: aspīrō ## Etymology From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”). ## AI Etymology Aspire comes from Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown