aspire

CEFRC1

/əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To strongly hope to achieve or become something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).

Examples

  • The basic question is, what vision do you aspire to?

  • He aspires to become a successful doctor.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To move upward; to be very tall.

  2. To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.

More examples

In context

  • We aspire that the world will be a better place.

  • to aspire to / for / after / to do something; to aspire that something happens

  • I aspire to fame.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Many young athletes blank to compete in the Olympic Games someday.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”).