aspire

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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

On what wings dare he aspire? — Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes, Charles Madison Curry
Yet, as you remember, I aspired to you. — Tarrano the Conqueror, Ray Cummings
And to think what you are aspiring to! — John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein, Frank R. Stockton

draw a bead on, aim, shoot for

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