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Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French aspirer, from Latin aspirare, literally, to breathe upon, from ad- + spirare to breathe
- Date: 14th century
Definitions
- 1 : to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal <aspired to a career in medicine>
- 2 : ascend, soar
