aspire
To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve somethingTo have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
» Tom is an aspiring stand-up comedian.
Том — честолюбивий артист розмовного жанру. — deniko
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3 senses(intransitive)To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
to aspire to / for / after / to do something; to aspire that something happens
He aspires to become a successful doctor.
streben, hoffen
стреми́тьсяstremítʹsja
(obsolete, transitive)To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).
(archaic, intransitive, literary, transitive)To move upward; to be very tall.
- have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
Examples
88 sentencesTom is an aspiring stand-up comedian.
Том — честолюбивий артист розмовного жанру. — deniko
She aspired to become an actress.
I have every right to aspire to a better life.
deIch habe jedes Recht, nach einem besseren Leben zu streben. — GaryGaryGary
Tom aspires to be a teacher.
I aspire to be like Tom.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; apprFrom Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”).
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Forms
aspires, aspiring, aspired, aspiredSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.