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ALL meanings of aspire

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  • verb aspire If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it. 3
  • verb aspire to yearn (for) or have a powerful or ambitious plan, desire, or hope (to do or be something) 3
  • verb aspire to rise to a great height 3
  • intransitive verb aspire to be ambitious (to get or do something, esp. something grand); seek (after) 3
  • intransitive verb aspire to rise high; tower 3
  • verb without object aspire Archaic. to rise up; soar; mount; tower. 1
  • verbal expression aspire aim to do sth 1
  • intransitive verb aspire strive for sth 1
  • noun aspire Direct one's hopes or ambitions toward achieving something. 1
  • verb without object aspire to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive): to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor. 1
  • verb aspire (Intransitive Verb) To hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation (followed by to as a preposition or infinitive particle). 0
  • verb aspire (Transitive Verb) OBS To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to. 0
  • verb aspire To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar. 0
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