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aspire
(mass) | aspire
- usilovať |
aspire
(encz) | aspire,aspirovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
aspire
(encz) | aspire,toužit po |
aspire
(encz) | aspire,usilovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
aspire
(encz) | aspire,usilovat o |
Aspire
(gcide) | Aspire \As*pire"\, n.
Aspiration. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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Aspire
(gcide) | Aspire \As*pire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aspired; p. pr. & vb.
n. Aspiring.] [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.
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Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell;
Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. --Pope.
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2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
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My own breath still foments the fire,
Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. --Waller.
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Aspire
(gcide) | Aspire \As*pire"\, v. t.
To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
[Obs.]
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That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak.
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aspire
(wn) | aspire
v 1: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: {draw a bead
on}, aspire, aim, shoot for] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
aspire
(mass) | aspire
- usilovať |
aspire
(encz) | aspire,aspirovat v: Zdeněk Brožaspire,toužit po aspire,usilovat v: Zdeněk Brožaspire,usilovat o |
Aspired
(gcide) | Aspire \As*pire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aspired; p. pr. & vb.
n. Aspiring.] [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.
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Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell;
Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. --Pope.
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2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
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My own breath still foments the fire,
Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. --Waller.
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Aspirement
(gcide) | Aspirement \As*pire"ment\, n.
Aspiration. [Obs.]
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Aspirer
(gcide) | Aspirer \As*pir"er\, n.
One who aspires.
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aspire
(wn) | aspire
v 1: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: {draw a bead
on}, aspire, aim, shoot for] |
aspirer
(wn) | aspirer
n 1: an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant";
"two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was
full of Madonna wannabes" [syn: aspirant, aspirer,
hopeful, wannabe, wannabee] |
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