Aspire
Pronunciation
- RP IPA: /əˈspaiə/
- US IPA: /əˈspaiɚ/
Origin
From Old French aspirer.
Full definition of aspire
Verb
- (intransitive) To hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation (followed by to as a preposition or infinitive particle).He aspires to become a successful doctor.
- Alexander PopeAspiring to be angels, men rebel.
- (transitive, obsolete) To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
- ShakespeareThat gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.
- To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
- WallerMy own breath still foments the fire,
Which flames as high as fancy can aspire.