English-Thai Dictionary

aspire

VI มี ความต้องการ  มี ความปรารถนา  ทะเยอทะยาน  yearn want mee-khwam-tong-kan

 

aspire after

PHRV อยากมี  ต้องการ  ปรารถนา ที่จะ  มุ่ง ที่จะ เป็น  แสวงหา  aspire to yak-mee

 

aspire to

PHRV อยากมี  ต้องการ  ปรารถนา ที่จะ  มุ่ง ที่จะ เป็น  แสวงหา  aspire after yak-mee

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASPIRE

v.i.[L. aspiro, to breathe. See Aspirate. ] 1. To desire with eagerness; to pant after an object, great, noble or spiritual; followed by to or after; as to aspire to a crown or after immortality.
2. To aim at something elevated; to rise or tower with desire.
Aspiring to be Gods, if angels fell;
Aspiring to be angels, men rebel.

 

ASPIRER

n.One who aspires; one who aims to rise in power or consequence, or to accomplish some important object.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ASPIRE

As *pire ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aspired; p. pr. & vb. n. Aspiring. ]Etym: [F. aspirer, L. aspirare. See Aspirate, v. t.]

 

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.

 

ASPIRE

ASPIRE As *pire ", v. t.

 

Defn: To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to. [Obs. ] That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. Shak.

 

ASPIRE

ASPIRE As *pire ", n.

 

Defn: Aspiration. [Obs. ] Chapman.

 

ASPIREMENT

ASPIREMENT As *pire "ment, n.

 

Defn: Aspiration. [Obs. ]

 

ASPIRER

ASPIRER As *pir "er, n.

 

Defn: One who aspires.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

aspire

as pire |əˈspī (ə )r əˈspaɪ (ə )r | ▶verb [ no obj. ] direct one's hopes or ambitions toward achieving something: we never thought that we might aspire to those heights | [ with infinitive ] : other people will aspire to be like you. • literary rise high; tower: above the domes of loftiest mosques, these pinnacles of death aspire. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French aspirer or Latin aspirare, from ad- ‘to ’ + spirare ‘breathe. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

aspire

as ¦pire |əˈspʌɪə | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something: we never thought that we might aspire to those heights | [ with infinitive ] : other people will aspire to be like you. 2 literary rise high; tower. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French aspirer or Latin aspirare, from ad- ‘to ’ + spirare ‘breathe ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

aspire

aspire verb Jen aspires to a career in veterinary medicine: desire, hope for, dream of, long for, yearn for, set one's heart on, wish for, want, be desirous of; aim for, seek, pursue, set one's sights on.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

aspire

aspire verb a more prosperous Britain can aspire to excellence in the arts | they aspire to emulate their heroes: desire (to ), aim for /to, hope for /to, long for /to, yearn for /to, hanker after /for /to, set one's heart on, wish for /to, want (to ), expect (to ), have the objective of, dream of, hunger for /to, seek (to ), pursue, have as one's goal /aim, set one's sights on; be ambitious; literary thirst for /after; archaic be desirous of.

 

French Dictionary

aspirer

aspirer v. tr. verbe transitif direct 1 Attirer l ’air dans ses poumons. : Aspirez profondément. ANTONYME expirer . 2 Attirer une substance, un gaz dans le nez, la bouche, etc. : Ne pas aspirer la fumée d ’une cigarette. La pompe aspire l ’eau de la piscine. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe inhaler, respirer une substance médicamenteuse ou chimique. verbe transitif indirect Désirer vivement. : Il aspire à être médecin. Elle aspire à la médaille d ’or. SYNONYME ambitionner ; convoiter ; espérer ; rêver de ; souhaiter ; vouloir . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition à. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe envier, désirer ce qui est à autrui. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

aspire

as pire /əspáɪə r /動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; aspiring 自動詞 〈人が 〉 «…を /…することを » 熱望 [切望 ]する «to , toward , for /to do » ▸ I don't aspire to a new car .新車などさして欲しくはない ▸ I do aspire to be a singer .どうしても歌手になりたいんです