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aspire

/əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ UK
/əˈspaɪɚ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”).

verb aspires · aspiring · aspired

intransitive To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something. to aspire to / for / after / to do something; to aspire that something happens
Similar: crave, pursue, strive, yearn, dream
obsolete, transitive To go as high as, to reach the top of (something). Thus ſhall my heart be ſtil combinde with thine, / Untill our bodies turne to Elements: / And both our ſoules aſpire celeſtiall thrones.
Similar: ascend, mount
archaic, intransitive, literary, transitive To move upward; to be very tall. In midſt of which a ſumptuous Temple ſtands, / That threats the ſtarres with her aſpiring toppe.
Similar: ascend, rise, soar, tower

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aim, shoot for, desire, crave, want, wish, hope, endeavour, strive, tend, seek, pretend, pursue, expect, claim, qualify

Translations

Every language

verb to hope or dream

Español	aspirar, ambicionar
日本語	希求する kikyū suru, 熱望する netsubō suru, 切望する setsubō suru
中文	熱望 /热望 rèwàng, 渴望 kěwàng
Português	aspirar, almejar
Français	aspirer
Deutsch	streben, hoffen
Italiano	aspirare
Русский	стреми́ться stremítʹsja
עברית	שָׁאַף shaáf

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@misc{aspire_2026,
  title = {aspire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aspire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}