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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAspire
/əˈspaɪər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something.
"Young designers aspire to showcase their collections at Paris Fashion Week." - 2
To rise high or tower upward.
"The cathedral spires aspire toward the heavens."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb aspirare, meaning 'to breathe upon, to blow, or to seek after', formed by ad- ('to') plus spirare ('to breathe'). Entering Middle English in the 15th century via Old French aspirer, the term initially carried the literal sense of breathing toward something before shifting metaphorically toward directing one's ambitions or desires toward a lofty goal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aspire" is said worldwide
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aspirer
Transliteration: /as.pi.ʁe/
"Elle aspire à devenir une artiste reconnue."
anstreben
Transliteration: /ˈanˌʃtʁeːbn̩/
"Sie streben nach Exzellenz in ihrer Arbeit."
aspirare
Transliteration: /as.piˈra.re/
"Molti giovani aspirano a una carriera internazionale."
aspirar
Transliteration: /as.piˈɾaɾ/
"Muchos estudiantes aspiran a obtener una beca."
aspirar
Transliteration: /as.piˈɾaɾ/
"Ele aspira a cargos mais altos na empresa."
महत्वाकांक्षा रखना
Transliteration: mahatvakanksha rakhna
"युवाओं को बड़े सपने देखने और आगे बढ़ने की आकांक्षा रखनी चाहिए।"
渴望
Transliteration: kěwàng
"年轻人总是渴望取得巨大的成功。"
열망하다
Transliteration: yeolmanghada
"그는 성공을 열망하는 야심 찬 청년이다."
熱望する
Transliteration: netsubou suru
"彼女は将来ジャーナリストになることを熱望している。"
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