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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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The meaning of ASPIRE is to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal. How to use aspire in a sentence.
ASPIRE definition: to want something very much or hope to achieve something or be successful: . Learn more.
ASPIRE meaning: to want something very much or hope to achieve something or be successful: . Learn more.
2 meanings: 1. to yearn (for) or have a powerful or ambitious plan, desire, or hope (to do or be something) 2. to rise to a.... Click for more definitions.
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.
Definition of aspire verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. 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.
To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to be a poet. 2. To strive toward an end or condition: aspiring to great knowledge. 3. Archaic To rise high; move upwards. [Middle English aspiren, from aspirer, from Latin aspīrāre, to desire; see aspirate.] as·pir′er n.
What does the verb aspire mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb aspire, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. aspire has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
Aspire definition: To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly.
Synonyms for ASPIRE: intend, plan, hope, mean, aim, wish, go, contemplate; Antonyms of ASPIRE: fall (off), descend, decline, drop, plunge, dip, sink, dive
