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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•pire /əˈspaɪr/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -pired, -pir•ing. - to long for, aim for, or try to get ambitiously: [~ + to/after + object]He aspired to literary greatness.[~ + to + verb]She aspired to become a professor.
as•pir•er, n. [countable]See -spir-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•pire (ə spīər′),USA pronunciation v.i., -pired, -pir•ing. - to long, aim, or seek ambitiously;
be eagerly desirous, esp. for something great or of high value (usually fol. by to, after, or an infinitive):to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor. - [Archaic.]to rise up;
soar;
mount;
tower.
- Latin aspīrāre to breathe upon, pant after, equivalent. to a- a-5 + spīrāre to breathe, blow
- Middle French aspirer)
- late Middle English (1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged yearn.
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