aspire

🇺🇸 /əˈspaɪər/ 🇬🇧 /əˈspaɪə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
verb
C1

to want very much to achieve something or be something

Many young people aspire to become doctors because they want to help others.

translation

v. to want very much to achieve something or be something

Word Forms

3rd Present aspires
Past aspired
Perfect aspired
Progressive aspiring