■ verb (usu. ~ to / to do something )
1》 direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something.
2》 literary rise high; tower.
Origin
ME: from Fr. ~r or L. aspirant- , aspirare , from ad- 'to' + spirare 'breathe'.
■ verb (usu. ~ to / to do something )
1》 direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something.
2》 literary rise high; tower.
Origin
ME: from Fr. ~r or L. aspirant- , aspirare , from ad- 'to' + spirare 'breathe'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004