Definition of aspire Aspire

/ʌspajˈɹ/ - [uspayr] - as•pire

We found 10 definitions of aspire from 6 different sources.

What does aspire mean?

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Verb
aspire - have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
		draw a bead on, aim, shoot for
		be after, plan make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
		overshoot aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"

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Wiktionary

aspire (Verb)
To hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation followed by to as a preposition or infinitive particle.
aspire (Verb)
To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

aspire (v. t.)
To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality.
aspire (v. t.)
To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
aspire (v. t.)
To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
aspire (n.)
Aspiration.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

aspire
To yearn (for) or have a powerful or ambitious plan, desire, or hope (to do or be something).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

aspire
as-pīr′ (followed by to or after with the object, or by an infinitive), v.i. to desire eagerly: to aim at high things: to tower up.—n. Aspirā′tion, eager desire.—adj. Aspīr′ing.—adv. Aspīr′ingly.—n. Aspīr′ingness. [Fr.—L. aspirāre, -ātum—ad, to, spirāre, to breathe.]

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aspire, verb, present, 1st person singular of aspire (infinitive).
aspire, verb (infinitive).

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