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Definition of Aspire
1. Verb. Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal. "They aspire to move "
Generic synonyms: Be After, Plan
Specialized synonyms: Overshoot
Derivative terms: Aspirant, Aspirant, Aspiration, Aspiration, Aspirer
Definition of Aspire
1. v. i. 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.
2. v. t. To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
3. n. Aspiration.
Definition of Aspire
1. Verb. To hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation (''followed by '''to''' as a preposition or infinitive particle''). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aspire
1. to have an earnest desire or ambition [v -PIRED, -PIRING, -PIRES]
Medical Definition of Aspire
1. 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) Origin: F. Aspirer, L. Aspirare. See Aspirate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aspire
Literary usage of Aspire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"From this principle he justly concluded that the man who presumes to reign should
aspire to the perfection of the divine nature ; that he should purify his ..."
2. Studies in History and Jurisprudence by James Bryce Bryce (1901)
"... he must never aspire to prove, and seldom expect to comprehend, any arguments
drawn a priori from the spirit of the laws and the natural foundations of ..."
3. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... whither not one of the company durst aspire, even in idea.1 JANUARY 17.—THE
Provincial Congress of South Carolina met on the llth instant, ..."
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