aspire
Verb
Verb Forms: aspired, aspiring, aspires
- To direct one's hopes or ambitions toward achieving something.
- have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
- To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).
- To move upward; to be very tall.
Examples
- He aspires to become a successful doctor.
- I aspire to one day use all my letters on a triple-triple play.
- to aspire to / for / after / to do something; to aspire that something happens
- We aspire that the world will be a better place.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”).
Synonyms
aim, draw a bead on, shoot for, ascend, crave, dream, mount, pursue, rise, soar, strive, tower, yearn
Scrabble Score: 8
aspire: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordaspire: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aspire: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary