aspire

/əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ · verb

Meaning

To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).
To move upward; to be very tall.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”).

aspīrō(la)→
aspirer(fro)→
aspiren(enm)→
aspire (English)
Relations: inh, der, der

Related words

aspiren(enm)aspirer(fro)aspīrō(la)

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