aspire
/əˈspaɪɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.47 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "to aspire to / for / after / to do something; to aspire that something happens"
- "He aspires to become a successful doctor."
- "We aspire that the world will be a better place."
- "There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, / That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, / More pangs and fears than wars or women have:"
- "Aspiring to be Gods, if Angels fell, / Aspiring to be Angels, Men rebell:"
- "This match, to which you have the presumption to aspire, can never take place."
Etymology
From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈspaɪɚ/
- British English: /əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/