aspired

Meaning

of Aspire

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wanted desired wrought ploughed indrawn aimed pursued aspirated purposed sweated Lusted hungered Drave panted suspired

Antonyms

sat lied passed stooped dreamt vegetated

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Phrases with the word

aspired to

Anagrams

despair praised Pardesi Pardies diapers

Examples

Of course, relative citation frequencies are no measure of relative importance. Who has not aspired to write a paper so fundamental that very soon it is known to everyone and cited by no one? Abraham Pais

What I aspired to be, And was not, comforts me. Robert Browning

Ron Syriac, a golf writer and friend, was quoted as saying, "Annika is no longer a female golfer. She's a golfer." That's truly all I ever aspired to be. Annika Sörenstam

In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize our own, it is graceful to recognize the merit that vainly aspired to it. Christian Nestell Bovee

I had given up [around 1950] any ambition of making a career as an artist... I had lost all interest in the art shown in galleries and museums, and I no longer aspired to fit in that world. I loved the paintings done by children, and my only desire was to do the same for my own pleasure. Jean Dubuffet

The long, cold Minnesota winters instilled in me a fascination for exotic far off places; I aspired toward a career in tropical diseases and world health problems. Peter Agre

Close letter words and terms

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