aspire
[verb]
Synonyms: aim, desire, dream, hope, long, seek, set one's heart on, wish

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Contrasted words: condescend, deign, look down (on), grovel, stoop, wallow
Related Idioms: cry for the moon, have at heart, have one's heart set on, reach for (or keep one's eyes on) the stars
Related Words: hunger, long, pine, thirst, bid (for), strain (for or after), struggle (for), try (for)

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

as‧pire /əˈspaɪə $ əˈspaɪr/ verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: aspirer, from 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 aspiring to careers in finance
aspire to do something
At that time, all serious artists aspired to go to Rome.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲