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- [uh-spahyuh r]
- /əˈspaɪər/
- /əˈspaɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-spahyuh r]
- /əˈspaɪər/
Definitions of aspire word
- 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 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
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Origin of aspire
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English (< Middle French aspirer) < Latin aspīrāre to breathe upon, pant after, equivalent to a- a-5 + spīrāre to breathe, blow
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Parts of speech for Aspire
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aspire popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
aspire usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for aspire
verb aspire
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
- crave — If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
- yearn — to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation.
- strive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
Antonyms for aspire
verb aspire
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
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