English dictionary
aspire
/@/'sp/aI//-/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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Aspiration.
Source: webster1913
verb
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have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by <i>to</i> or <i>after</i>, and rarely by <i>at</i>; as, to <i>aspire</i> to a crown; to <i>aspire</i> after immorality.
Source: webster1913
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To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
Source: webster1913