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  1. 1. v. t. To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Aspiration. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. Pope. 2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar. My own breath still foments the fire, Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. Waller. To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to. [Obs.] That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. Shak. Aspiration. [Obs.] Chapman. Source: webster
  7. 7. To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to. [Obs.]That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. Shak. Source: adambom
  8. 8. v:100 v have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal Source: ecdict

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