aspire

  • 21aspire — as|pire [ ə spaır ] verb intransitive * aspire to to want to achieve something or to be successful, especially in your career: She aspires to nothing less than the chairmanship of the company. aspire to be/do something: a number of film students… …

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  • 22aspire — aspirer, n. aspiringly, adv. /euh spuyeur /, v.i., aspired, aspiring. 1. 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… …

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  • 23aspire — Synonyms and related words: aim, aim at, aim high, aspire after, aspire to, bank on, be after, be ambitious, become airborne, claw skyward, confide, count on, covet, crave, crave after, crawl after, design, desire, destine, determine, dream of,… …

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  • 24aspire — as|pire [əˈspaıə US əˈspaır] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: aspirer, from [i]Latin aspirare to breathe on , from ad to, on to + spirare to breathe ] to desire and work towards achieving something important aspire to ▪ college graduates …

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  • 25aspire — [[t]əspa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] aspires, aspiring, aspired VERB If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it. → See also aspiring [V to n/ ing] ...people who aspire to public office... [V to inf] They aspired… …

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  • 26ASPIRE — Alabama Supercomputing Program to Inspire computational Research in Education http://aspire.cs.uah.edu/ …

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  • 27ASPIRE — Alabama Supercomputing Program to Inspire computational Research in Education (http://aspire.cs.uah.edu/) …

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  • 28aspire to — 1》 direct one s hopes or ambitions towards achieving something. → aspire …

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  • 29aspire — verb (usu. aspire to/to do something) 1》 direct one s hopes or ambitions towards achieving something. 2》 literary rise high; tower. Origin ME: from Fr. aspirer or L. aspirant , aspirare, from ad to + spirare breathe …

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  • 30aspire — verb (I) to desire and work towards achieving something important (+ to/after): It was clear that Mrs Thatcher aspired to the leadership of the party. | aspire to do sth: At that time, all serious artists aspired to go to Rome and paint …

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