English abbreviation dictionary - aspire
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~ v 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.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(aspires, aspiring, aspired) If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it. ...people who aspire to public office... They aspired to be gentlemen, though they fell far short of the ideal. VERB: V to n/-ing, V to-inf see also aspiring ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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intransitive verb (~d; aspiring) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French ~r, from Latin aspirare, literally, to breathe upon, from ad- + spirare to breathe Date: 14th century 1. to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal ~d to a career in medicine 2. ascend, soar • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.intr. (usu. foll. by to or after, or to + infin.) 1 have ambition or strong desire. 2 poet. rise high. Etymology: ME f. F aspirer or L aspirare f. ad to + spirare breathe ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. стремиться, домогаться to aspire to honours —- стремиться к почестям to aspire after glory —- гнаться за славой he aspired to a career in medicine —- он мечтал стать врачом 2. подниматься, возвышаться, выситься ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., from O.Fr. aspirer "aspire to, inspire," from L. aspirare "to breathe upon," also "to seek to reach," from ad- "to" + spirare "to breathe." Aspiration, in the sense of "ernest desire for something above one" first recorded 1606. The notion is of "panting with desire," or perhaps of rising smoke. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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