aspire
pronunciation
How to pronounce aspire in British English:
UK [əˈspaɪə(r)]
How to pronounce aspire in American English:
US [əˈspaɪər]
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- Verb:
- have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
Word Origin
- aspire
- aspire: see spirit
- aspire (v.)
- "strive for," c. 1400, from Old French aspirer "aspire to; inspire; breathe, breathe on" (12c.), from Latin aspirare "to breathe upon, blow upon, to breathe," also, in transferred senses, "to be favorable to, assist; to climb up to, to endeavor to obtain, to reach to, to seek to reach; infuse," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)). The notion is of "panting with desire," or perhaps of rising smoke. Related: Aspired; aspiring.
Example
- 1. They are angry because they aspire to a better country
- 2. Many writers aspire toward this .
- 3. But chinese tastes aspire to something more lofty than that .
- 4. Long term , bmw will continue to grow as chinese get more and more affluent and aspire to the life associated with owning a bmw .
- 5. This is in a career I was always taught , from knee height , would be a worthy one to aspire to .