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- Dictionaryaspire/əˈspʌɪə/
verb
- 1. direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something: "we never thought that we might aspire to those heights"
- 2. rise high; tower: literary "above the domes of loftiest mosques these pinnacles aspire"
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to want something very much or hope to achieve something or be successful: aspire to sth Most of his students aspired to a career in business. aspire to do sth We aspire to become full-service providers to our clients. (Definition of aspire from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of aspire. aspire.
The meaning of ASPIRE is to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal. How to use aspire in a sentence.
to want something very much or hope to achieve something or be successful: aspire to sth Most of his students aspired to a career in business. aspire to do sth We aspire to become full-service providers to our clients. (Definition of aspire from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of aspire. aspire.
Aspire definition: to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive). See examples of ASPIRE used in a sentence.
1. verb. If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it. ...people who aspire to public office. [VERB + to] They aspired to be gentlemen, though they fell far short of the ideal. [VERB to-infinitive] 2. See also aspiring. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
The verb aspire commonly means to aim or shoot for. But it comes from the Latin word aspirare , which means “to breathe upon.” So here's a trick for remembering this word: Think of yourself reaching up towards a spire, that really tall, tapered structure at the top of a church.
1. to long, aim, or seek ambitiously, esp. for something of high value: to aspire after fame. 2. Archaic. to rise up; soar.
