Meaning of ASPIRE
| Pronunciation: | | u'spIr
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| | Definition: | | [v] have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
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| | Synonyms: | | aim, shoot for |
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| | See Also: | | be after, overshoot, plan | |
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\As*pire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aspired}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Aspiring}.] [F. aspirer, L. aspirare. See {Aspirate}, v.
t.]
1. To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high
or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after,
and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire
after immorality.
Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; Aspiring to be
angels, men rebel. --Pope.
2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
My own breath still foments the fire, Which flames
as high as fancy can aspire. --Waller.
\As*pire"\, v. t.
To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
[Obs.]
That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak.
\As*pire"\, n.
Aspiration. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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