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aspire

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
aspire ˈspajɚ/ verb
aspires; aspired; aspiring
aspire
ˈspajɚ/
verb
aspires; aspired; aspiring
Learner's definition of ASPIRE
[no object]
: to want to have or achieve something (such as a particular career or level of success)渴望(成就);追求(事业);有志于often + to
often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式

— aspiring

adjective
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8441 COCA: 7829

aspire

verb

as·​pire ə-ˈspī(-ə)r How to pronounce aspire (audio)
aspired; aspiring

intransitive verb

1
: to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
She aspired to a career in medicine.
2
aspirer noun

Example Sentences

aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds a tower aspiring towards the heavens
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French aspirer, from Latin aspirare, literally, to breathe upon, from ad- + spirare to breathe

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of aspire was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8441 COCA: 7829

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