aspire
verb/əˈspaɪə(r)/
/əˈspaɪər/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they aspire | /əˈspaɪə(r)/ /əˈspaɪər/ |
| he / she / it aspires | /əˈspaɪəz/ /əˈspaɪərz/ |
| past simple aspired | /əˈspaɪəd/ /əˈspaɪərd/ |
| past participle aspired | /əˈspaɪəd/ /əˈspaɪərd/ |
| -ing form aspiring | /əˈspaɪərɪŋ/ /əˈspaɪərɪŋ/ |
- to have a strong desire to achieve or to become something
- aspire (to something) She aspired to a scientific career.
- aspire to be/do something He aspired to be their next leader.
Word Originlate Middle English: from French aspirer or Latin aspirare, from ad- ‘to’ + spirare ‘breathe’.Definitions on the go
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