aspire
verb
as·pire
ə-ˈspī(-ə)r 
aspired; aspiring
1
: to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
She aspired to a career in medicine.
aspirer
noun
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Examples of aspire in a Sentence
aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds
a tower aspiring towards the heavens
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
But the censors could also, occasionally, aspire to the level of pointed and biting literary criticism.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
The jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges of accessory after the fact, which relate to knowledge of a crime, against aspiring actor Brandt Walter Osborn.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
And then the boy, who in just three years had gone from stumbling on the ice to aspiring Olympian, headed home.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Aspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspire. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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aspire
verb
as·pire
ə-ˈspī(ə)r
aspired; aspiring
: to work to get something high or great
aspirer
noun
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