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Word: Aspire
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French aspirer or Latin aspirare, from ad- ‘to’ + spirare ‘breathe’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈspʌɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something
Short Definition:direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something
Examples:- we never thought that we might aspire to those heights
- other people will aspire to be like you
Definition:
rise high; tower
Short Definition:rise high
Examples:- above the domes of loftiest mosques these pinnacles aspire
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